1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICMTURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. Criminal Writ Petition No. 751 of 2008 Bhumeshwar v. The State of Maharashtra and anr ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Office notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's Orders. Ms Nandita Dube, Adv for petitioner. Mr S.J. Jichkar, APP for respondents. Coram : D.D. Sinha and A.P. Bhangale, JJ Dated : 18th December 2008 1. Heard Ms Nandita Dube, learned counsel for petitioner and Mr S.J. Jichkar, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for respondents. 2. Writ Petition is directed against the order dated 26.5.2008 passed by the Competent Authority whereby request of the petitioner for grant of furlough leave came to be rejected. 3. Learned Addl. Public Prosecutor has brought to the notice of this Court that after the said order is passed by the Competent Authority, the petitioner had filed Criminal Writ petition No. 387 of 2008 which was decided by this Court vide 2 order dated 17th July 2008. It is contended that after decision in the said writ petition, the petitioner has submitted fresh application for grant of furlough leave on 22.11.2008 which is under process and appropriate decision in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard shall be taken. 4. In the back-drop of the above-referred facts, we dispose of the writ petition and expect the Competent Authority to take decision in accordance with law at the earliest if there is no other legal impediment in doing so. Judge. Judge. hsj