Cri.W.P.No.1122 OF 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1122 OF 2010 Younus Khan s/o Khalil Khan, Age 34 years, Occu.Nil,, R/o At Present Central Jail, Harsul at Aurangabad, District Aurangabad .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra 2. The Inspector General of Central Jail, Harsul at Aurangabad, District Aurangabad 3. The Deputy Inspector General of Central Jail, Harsul at Aurangabad District Aurangabad 4. The Divisional Commissioner at Aurangabad .. Respondents Ms Sharda P.Chate, Advocate for petitioner Mrs.R.K.Ladda, Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondents 1 to 4 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. POTDAR, JJ DATE : 10th January 2011 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER P.V.HARDAS, J.) 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. Cri.W.P.No.1122 OF 2010 2 2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioner raises a limited challenge i.e. issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to decide the application submitted by the petitioner seeking his release on furlough. According to the petitioner the aforesaid application has remained pending on account of want of a Police report. According to us, there is no justification whatsoever to permit the said application to remain pending for so long. In that light of the matter, therefore, we allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the application of the petitioner within two weeks from today and to ensure that the police report is received well in time. 3. Petition is allowed accordingly. Rule is made absolute on the above terms with no orders as to costs. ( A.V. POTDAR, J.) ( P.V. HARDAS, J.) (vvr/1122.10criwp) Cri.W.P.No.1122 OF 2010 3