mst IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1408 OF 2010 Balkrishna Laxman Mhatre Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra Respondent Mr.Shekhar S. Bhise for petitioner. Mr.K.V.Saste, APP for the State. CORAM : A.M.KHANWILKAR AND U.D.SALVI, JJ. DATE : 06th September 2010 PC : 1. In view of our order dated 31st August 2010 in Writ Petition No.2301 of 2010, the petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to prefer an appeal before the State Government which will be decided on its own merits and not to be dismissed by the State Government on the ground of delay. The petition is disposed of. 2. If appeal is filed, the State Government shall decide the same expeditiously and in any event within four weeks from the presentation thereof. The Court expresses word of gratitude for the able assistance given by the advocate for the petitioner as an amicus curaie. A copy of this order and the order dated 31st August 2010 in Writ Petition No.2301 of 2010 be forwarded to the petitioner who is in jail. (U.D.SALVI, J.) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.)