1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.775 OF 2010 Sominath Harichandra Ingale C.No.6150, Central Prison, Aurangabad .. Petitioner Versus 1. State of Maharashtra 2. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Aurangabad Respondents Mrs. S.T.Kazi, Advocate (appointed) for petitioner Mr.N.R.Shaikh, A.P.P. for respondents CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. POTDAR, JJ DATE : 8th OCTOBER 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER P.V.HARDAS, J.) 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. A communication sent by the petitioner through jail came to be registered as Criminal Writ Petition. We had accordingly appointed Advocate Mrs.S.T.Kazi, as a Counsel to represent the petitioner in this petition before us. 2 3. A limited relief, which the petitioner has sought for in this petition is to issue a writ directing the respondents to decide the application filed by the petitioner seeking his release on furlough. According to the petitioner, the application submitted by the petitioner has not been decided and the same is pending for about one year. In that light of the matter, therefore, we allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the application of the petitioner, in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 2. Rule made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. We quantify the fees payable to the learned Counsel appointed on behalf of the petitioner at Rs.1,500/- (Rs.One thousand five hundred). ( A.V. POTDAR ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/775.10criwp) 3