1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Writ Petition No.732 of 2008 (Ghanshyam Gajadhar Agrawal v. State of Maharashtra and another) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Office Notes, Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions : Court's or Judge's orders and Registrar's orders. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Shri S.A. Jaiswal, Advocate for Petitioner. Shri T.A. Mirza, APP for Respondents. CORAM : A.H. Joshi & R.C. Chavan, JJ. DATE : 29th January, 2009 1. Shri T.A. Mirza, the learned APP states, on instructions, that the petitioner's name has been included by the Committee appointed to select the prisoners for sending them to Open Prison. He further states that the list is now furnished for approval to the Inspector General of Prisons, Pune. Learned APP is unable to specify time-limit thereto. 2. We had granted some time to learned APP to consult the officer concerned and specify time-limit. 3. Learned APP states that lists for selected prisoners from various prisons are not received so far and it cannot be specified within what time the list would be received. According to him, unless the IG (Prisons) would have received the list from all prisons, it would not be possible to take a decision in the matter. 2 4. We are shocked and amazed to learn that the IG (Prisons) is unable to commit when can he secure the list and commit any fixed time for that purpose. 5. We, therefore, direct that the IG (Prisons) should secure the list of prisoners to be sent to Open Prison as far as other prisons are concerned and take a decision at the earliest and in any case within eight weeks from today. 6. Petition is disposed of. 7. Steno copy to the learned APP is allowed for compliance of the order. JUDGE JUDGE pdl