1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Writ Petition No.465/2008 [Ramesh Parashram Kawane .vrs. The State of Maharashtra and another] ............................................................................................................................................................................................. Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders ................................................................................................................................................................... Mr. N.A. Badar, Advocate for the petitioner, Mr. J.B. Jaiswal, APP for the respondents/State. .......... CORAM : K.J. ROHEE AND A.P. BHANGALE, JJ DATED : AUGUST 14, 2008 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the respondents/State. 2. The petitioner is in jail since 5.9.2002 and is a life convict. On 23.7.2008 he received a letter from his daughter informing that his father died on 9.7.2008. The Jail Authorities could not grant him parole because 10 days had passed from the date of death. The petitioner should have applied to the Competent Authority which could have inquired into the matter and could have passed necessary order, however, he directly moved this Court. He is, 2 therefore, required to approach the Competent Authority for death parole. 3. In view of this, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the Competent Authority to decide the application of the petitioner within two weeks from the date when the application of the petitioner is received by the Competent Authority. 4. The fees of the counsel appointed for the petitioner are quantified at Rs.750/-. 5. Steno copy is allowed. JUDGE JUDGE Gulande