IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-32921 of 2008 Date of Decision: December 15, 2008 Prem Kumar … Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND. Present: Mr. Varinder Singh Rana, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** S.D. Anand, J. (Oral) Crl. Misc. Nos. 57966 & 57967 of 2008 Allowed, as prayed for. Crl. Misc. No. M-32921 of 2008 The petitioner – prisoner applied to respondent No.3 – Superintendent, Central Jail, Hisar, to initiate his case for grant of parole. The request came to be registered in the history ticket dated 27.06.2008. However, it has not been announced to have been forwarded to the Competent Authority. Notice of motion. Crl. Misc. No. M-32921 of 2008 On the asking of the Court, Mr. S.S. Mor, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana, accepts notice on behalf of the State. The learned counsel for the petitioner – prisoner states that he would be content and interests of justice would be served if direction issued to respondent No.3 – Superintendent Central Jail, Hisar, to forward the parole plea of the petitioner – prisoner to the Competent Authority forthwith and further the Competent Authority is directed to dispose of the plea aforementioned within fifteen days from today. The learned State counsel states that he has no objection to the adoption of that course. The petition shall stand disposed of accordingly with a direction to respondent No.3 – Superintendent Central Jail, Hisar, to forward the parole plea of the petitioner – prisoner to the Competent Authority forthwith and further direction to the Competent Authority to dispose of the plea aforementioned within fifteen days from today. It will be for the learned State counsel to communicate the order to the Competent Authority. Copy of this order be given to the learned State counsel under the signatures of the Court Secretary. December 15, 2008 ( S.D. Anand ) vkd Judge 2