IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-25653 of 2008 Date of decision : 24.10.2008 Rinku .....Petitioner Versus State of UT, Chandigarh and another ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr.. J.S.Bains, Advocate the petitioner. Mr. Manoj Tanwar, Advocate for Mr. N.S.Shekhawat, Advocate for the respondents. S. D. ANAND, J. The grievance of the petitioner is that his parole plea to visit his family is lying undisposed of with the competent authority since 23.4.2008. The petition is disposed of accordingly with a direction to the competent authority to pass the order in the matter of parole plea of the petitioner within one month from today. While considering the parole plea of the petitioner-prisoner, the competent authority shall be guided by the fact that the petitioner-prisoner wants to visit his family which (plea) is rule based and in the absence of a valid cause may not ordinarily be declined. 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. October 24, 2008 (S.D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE