Crl.M.No.M-37643 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-37643 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: December 22, 2010 Parkash .....Petitioner v. State of Haryana and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.Rahul Deswal, Advocate for the petitioner. ..... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) Crl.M.No.66828 of 2010 Application is allowed subject to all just exceptions. Crl.M.No.M-37643 of 2010 The present petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is for issuance of direction to the respondents to decide the pending application of the petitioner, dated 8.10.2010, Annexure P1, which was sent by respondent no.3 to respondent nos.1 and 2 for grant of premature release. Heard. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that as per ratio of law laid down by Hon'ble Apex Court in State of Haryana and others v. Jagdish and Harpal AIR 2010 SC 1690, case of petitioner is covered by premature release policy of respondents-Government of Haryana, dated 4.2.1993, and that he has already undergone more than 21 years of imprisonment including remissions minus parole and hence he becomes entitled to be released prematurely. Further contends that case of petitioner was already initiated by respondent no.3, i.e., Superintendent of Jail, District Jail, Karnal, to respondent nos.1 and 2, and however, no action has been taken on the same so far by respondent nos.1 and 2. Crl.M.No.M-37643 of 2010 (O&M) -2- Hence, in view of these facts and as per request, the present petition is disposed of with direction to the respondents to consider and decide the application of the petitioner for his premature release, which was already initiated by respondent no.3, as per law laid down by Hon'ble Apex Court in Jagdish Singh's case (supra) within one month from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. 22.12.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge