- 1 - IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2512 OF 2004 WRIT PETITION NO.2512 OF 2004 WRIT PETITION NO.2512 OF 2004 ............................................................. Office Notes,Office memorandum of Coram, appearances,Court’s Court’s or orders or directions Judge’s orders & Registrar’s orders. ............................................................. Ms Sunita Suryawanshi(Adv.appointed) CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: A.S.OKA,J. A.S.OKA,J. A.S.OKA,J. DATE DATE DATE : AUGUST 17,2005 : AUGUST 17,2005 : AUGUST 17,2005 P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard Advocate for the Petitioner and learned A.P.P. for State. The Petition has been filed by the Petitioner through jail. The Petition discloses that on 21st July 1999 the Petitioner submitted an application for furlough leave and the said application was forwarded through the Superintendent of Central Prison, Nashik vide outward No.8846/99. The grievance of the Petitioner is that the said application dated 21st July 1999 is not yet decided. A xerox copy of the history ticket showing dispatch of the said application of the Petitioner is also annexed to the Petition. The said xerox copy discloses that the application is dispatched on 29/31-7-1999. - 2 - 2. If the said application made by the Petitioner is still pending, it will have to be decided immediately. 3. Hence, the Petition is disposed of by directing that the Competent Authority shall decide the application dated 21st July 1999 made by the Petitioner for furlough leave, if not decided till today, within a period of eight weeks from today. 4. A copy of this order be forwarded to the Petitioner. 5. I find that the Petition of the Petitioner was received by the office of this Court on 23rd June 2004 and the Writ Petition was placed before me in chamber on 25th July 2005. There is a gross delay on the part of the office of this Court in placing the Petition on board. The Registrar (Judicial-I) to take note of this order and to give appropriate direction in that behalf. - 3 - JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE