AJN 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.527 OF 2009 Mohd. Salim Mira Mohiddin Shaikh ... Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents ALONG WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.535 OF 2009 Niyaz Mohd. @ Aslam Iqbal Ahmed Shaikh ... Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents ALONG WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.536 OF 2009 Moin Faridulla Qureshi ... Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents Mr. N.N. Gawankar with Mr. Arfan Sait for the petitioner. Mr. U.V. Kejariwal, Addl.P.P. for the State. AJN 2 CORAM : SMT. RANJANA DESAI & R.G. KETKAR, JJ. DATED : 6TH APRIL, 2009. P.C.:- 1. In these petitions, the petitioners' prayer is that respondent 1 may be directed to decide the case of the petitioner for premature release under the relevant guidelines within a time frame. 2. We record the presence of Mr. S.C. Mandkar, Deputy Secretary, Home Department. 3. Learned A.P.P. on instructions from Mr. Mandkar states that respondent 1 shall decide the case of the petitioners for premature release under the relevant guidelines within a period of eight weeks from today. This statement is accepted. 4. The petitions are disposed of in terms of the statement recorded. [SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.] AJN 3 [R.G. KETKAR, J.]