-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRI. APPELLATE JURISDICTION W.P.NO.595 OF 2008 Salim Abdul Razzak Baig ..Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ..Respondents ... Mr.N.N.Gavankar i/b Arfan Sait Advocate for Petitioner Smt.U.V.Kejriwal APP for Respondent-State ... CORAM: S.B.MHASE & CORAM: S.B.MHASE & CORAM: S.B.MHASE & SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. DATE : MARCH 24, 2008 DATE : MARCH 24, 2008 DATE : MARCH 24, 2008 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard the learned Advocate for the Petitioner and the learned APP for the State. 2. The Petitioner had preferred an application for furlough on 13.9.2007. The grievance of the Petitioner is that the application for furlough leave is pending before the Deputy Inspector General of Prisons (Western Region) Yerawada Central Prison, Pune since last six months. Hence, the Petitioner is seeking directions that his application for furlough be decided expeditiously. -2- 3. Looking to the fact that the application of the Petitioner for furlough is pending for the last six months, we direct the concerned authorities to dispose of the said application within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of this order. 4. Writ Petition is disposed of. [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.] [ S.B.MHASE, J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.] [ S.B.MHASE, J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.] [ S.B.MHASE, J.]