IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. W.P. No. 1545 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION : 05.08.2011 Gurcharan Singh .... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N. JINDAL Present : Mr. Narinder S. Lucky, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) Petitioner Gurcharan Singh, who is a life convict and undergoing sentence in Central Jail, Ferozepur, has filed this petition for grant of emergency parole on the ground that his wife is in the advance stage of pregnancy and the expected date of delivery is August 14, 2011. It is the case of the petitioner that for the grant of emergency parole, his wife moved an application dated 23.7.2011 (Annexure P-2) before the authorities, but till date, no decision has been taken on the said application. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, without issuing notice of motion, as it will un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the Crl. W.P. No. 1545 of 2011 -2- aforesaid application in accordance with law, expeditiously. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE August 05, 2011 ( A.N. JINDAL ) ndj JUDGE