1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3320/2009 Shankar Dhaktya Rinjad Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra Respondent Mr.Sait, advocate appointed for petitioner Mr.Dedhia,APP for State CORAM : SMT.RANJANA DESAI, & SMT.MRIDULA BHATKAR,JJ. DATE : 8th FEBRUARY, 2010. P.C. . This petition is sent through jail. The petitioner was convicted on 6/8/1996. As of today he has completed about more than 19 years in jail including remissions . Vide order dated 11/9/2009 he has been categorized as falling in 1-e ,as per guidelines dated 11/5/1992. He has prayed that his category may be decided by following the guidelines dated 11/4/2008. That prayer cannot be entertained in view of judgment of this Court in 2009 ALL MR Cri. 524 (S.C.) State of Haryana Vs.Bhup Singh & Ors.; where the Supreme Court has taken a view that the right to ask for remission of sentence by a life convict would be under the law as was prevailing on the date on which the 2 judgment of conviction and sentence was passed. 2] The petitioner was convicted on 6/8/1996 and hence his case is covered by guidelines dated 11/5/1992.The respondent has made the said guidelines applicable to him. 3] The impugned order is perfectly legal. Hence the petition is rejected. 4] This order be communicated to the petitioner in the jail. (Smt.Ranjana Desai,J.) (Smt.Mridula Bhatkar,J.)