1 2540.11-wp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY. APPELLATE JURISDICTION. CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2540 OF 2011 Tanaji Govind Misal. ... Petitioner. V/s. The State of Maharashtra and another. ... Respondents. D.G.Khamkar for the petitioner. P.S.Hingorani, A.P.P. for the respondent-State. CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR AND P.D.KODE, JJ. DATED : 7th September 2011. P.C. : The principal grievance made in this petition is that the petitioner’s proposal for premature release is kept pending for unreasonably long time. Considering his grievance, we dispose of this petition with direction to the appropriate authority to decide petitioner’s proposal one way or the other on its own merits in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible not later than six weeks from today. We make it clear that this order is not an express of opinion that the appropriate authority is obliged to decide the proposal in favour of the petitioner. As aforesaid the appropriate authority will have to consider the proposal on its own merits in accordance with law considering the guidelines formulated by the State Government as may be applicable to the case in hand. Petition is disposed of accordingly. ( P.D.KODE, J.) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.)