1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 404 OF 2005 Datta K. Kudchadkar, Curchorem, Goa. ... Petitioner versus State through the Chief Secretary and others. ... Respondents Mrs. A. A. Desai, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. S. S. Kantak, Advocate General with Mr. G. Shirodkar, Additional Government Advocate for the Respondents. CORAM : D. D. SINHA & N. A. BRITTO, JJ. DATE : 21ST NOVEMBER, 2005. P.C.:­ Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner, seeks liberty to file representation to the Inspector General of Prisons for redressal of his grievance made in the Petition within a period of four weeks from today and has already prayed that direction be given to the said Authority to decide the same on its own merit within a stipulated period. It is further prayed that issues raised in the Petition be kept open with liberty to the 2 petitioner to approach this Court if the Order passed by the Inspector General of Prisons is adverse to the petitioner. The learned Advocate General does not have any specific objection in this regard. In the circumstances, Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. In the backdrop of the above referred fact, the Writ Petition is disposed of with direction to the Inspector General of Prisons to decide the representation of the petitioner, if received, within four weeks from today according to law and procedure applicable in this regard on its own merit as early as possible in any case not beyond the period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of the said representation. Writ Petition is disposed of with liberty as prayed for. D. D. SINHA, J. N. A. BRITTO, J. RD.