IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 13 OF 2007 VIMAL SINGH CHAUDHRI PRISONER NO. C-687 ... Petitioner Versus STATE OF GOA THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY AND 2 ORS. ... Respondents Ms. Asha Dessai, Advocate for the Petitioner. Ms. Winnie Coutinho, Public Prosecutor for the State. Coram:- N. A. BRITTO, J. Date:- 21st April, 2007 P.C. Heard Ms. Dessai and Ms. Coutinho, the learned Counsel and the learned Public Prosecutor on behalf of the applicant and the respondent, respectively. 2. The petitioner is a convict undergoing sentence under Section 20(b) of the N.D.P.S. Act, 1985. It appears that the petitioner made an application on 06.03.2006 for being released on parole and followed it up by a reminder dated 30.05.2006 and again by several other reminders but no action has been taken by the respondent. The learned Public Prosecutor on behalf of the respondent states that the petitioner's application for parole dated 06.03.2006, shall be considered within a period of four weeks from today. 3. The statement is accepted. The respondent is directed to dispose of the said application dated 06.03.2006 on its own merits within the said period. 4. Application disposed of. N. A. BRITTO, J. arp/*