1 mst IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.340 OF 2010 Hitesh Pravinchandra Shah Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO.2195 OF 2010 Wilson Benjamin Castelino Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra Respondent WITH CRIMINAL PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.17 OF 2010 Sumit Brijabihari Giri Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra Respondent Mr.Ashokkumar Khotangale for petitioner in WP No.340/2010. None for the petitioners in WP Nos.2195/2010 and Cri.PIL No.17/2010. Mr.P.A.Pol, Public Prosecutor for the State in all the petitions. CORAM : A.M.KHANWILKAR AND U.D.SALVI, JJ. DATE : 07th September 2010 PC : 1. This petition is through jail. It is prayed that the respondent be directed to reconstitute the wage fixation board to consider increasing the scale of wages for the prisoners. The learned APP has handed in a copy of GR 2 dated 6th September 2010 which indicates that a committee was duly constituted to review the situation, on whose recommendations the Government has already revised the wages as mentioned therein. In view of the above, nothing survives for consideration in Writ Petition No.340 of 2010 and Writ Petition No.2195 of 2010. Even part of the reliefs claimed in Criminal PIL No.17 of 2010 stands disposed off in terms of what is stated earlier. 2. Insofar as further reliefs claimed in Criminal PIL No.17 of 2010 are concerned, particularly prayer clauses (a) to (c), the learned APP prays for time to file reply. In the circumstances hearing of Criminal PIL No.17 of 2010 will have to be deferred. 3. Insofar as Criminal Writ Petition Nos.340 of 2010 and 2195 of 2010 are concerned, the same are disposed off on the above terms. A copy of this order to the respective petitioners be forwarded as they are in jail. Criminal PIL No.17 of 2010 be listed on 29th September 2010. The proposed reply be filed on or before 24th September 2010. (U.D.SALVI, J.) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.)