hvn IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1898 OF 2010 Rajesh Rajmal Jadi ... Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1899 OF 2010 Ajay Pandurang Sonavane ... Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1900 OF 2010 Pandhari Vishnu Budhwant ... Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1901 OF 2010 Govindrao Lala Chavan ... Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1902 OF 2010 Ashok Govind Borse ... Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1903 OF 2010 Pundalik Namdev Bhil ... Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1906 OF 2010 Govind Nimbaji Karad ... Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1907 OF 2010 Ravindra Ramdev Mishra ... Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr. D.P. Adsule, A.P.P. for State in W.P. No. 1898 of 2010. Mrs. P.P. Shinde, A.P.P. for State in W.P. No. 1899 of 2010. Mr. D.P. Adsule, A.P.P. for State in W.P. No. 1898 of 2010. Mrs. S.D. Shinde, A.P.P. for State in W.P. Nos. 1900 & 1901 of 2010. Mr. J.P. Yagnik, A.P.P. for State in W.P. Nos. 1902 & 1907 of 2010. Mrs. M.M. Deshmukh, A.P.P. for State in W.P. No. 1903 of 2010. Dr. I.R. Shaikh, A.P.P. for State in W.P. No. 1906 of 2010. CORAM: B.H. MARLAPALLE & ANOOP V. MOHTA, JJ. DATED: 17TH AUGUST, 2010 P. C.: The impugned order in the above petitions is an appealable order and the appeal would lie to the State Government. We direct the appellate authority in the Ministry of Home, Government of Maharashtra to treat the petitioner's application filed before this court as an appeal and decide the same on its own merits as expeditiously as possible but preferably within eight weeks from today. The petitions stand disposed accordingly. All concerned to act on an authenticated copy of this order. (ANOOP V. MOHTA,J.) (B.H. MARLAPALLE,J.)