IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-27050 of 2008 Date of Decision: November 12, 2008 Jeewan @ Jiva … Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND. Present : Mr. Hitesh Verma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Mor, Sr. DAG, Haryana. S.D. Anand, J. Counter on behalf of respondents is taken on record. In the context of the plea raised by the petitioner – prisoner for his release on parole to be able to get his children admitted to school, there is an averment in the course of the counter that the parole plea shall be disposed of as soon as the report from District Magistrate is received. In that context, the learned counsel for the petitioner invites the attention of this Court to an averment in the course of the preliminary submission No.3, wherein it is stated that the papers had been forwarded to the District Magistrate concerned on 13.05.2008. Crl. Misc. No. M-27050 of 2008 In that view of things, it is apparent that there has been unexplained and inordinate delay in furnishing of the report by District Magistrate to the Competent Authority i.e. Commissioner, Rohtak Division, Rohtak. The petition shall stand disposed of accordingly with a direction to respondent No.2 – District Magistrate, Sonepat, to furnish a report in the context to respondent No.3 forthwith. On the receipt of the report by respondent No.3, the parole plea of the petitioner shall be disposed of by the Competent Authority within seven days thereafter. In case, respondent No.3 does not receive a report from respondent No.2 within two days from today, he shall proceed to dispose of the parole plea of the petitioner within the above indicated period. It will be for the State counsel to communicate the order to the Competent Authority. Copy of the order be given to the learned State counsel under the signatures of the Court Secretary. November 12, 2008 ( S.D. Anand ) vkd Judge 2