IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M- 28216 of 2008 Date of decision : 31.10.2008 Sombir .....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr. A.S.Trikha, Advocate for the petitioner. S. D. ANAND, J. The petitioner-prisoner, a lifer, is undergoing incarceration since 24.9.2005 and has never availed of furlough all along. The grievance of the petitioner-prisoner is that the forwarding authority i.e. Superintendent, District Jail, Narnaul is not accepting the application the argument proceeds that the non-forwarding of the application disables the competent authority from taking a decision in the matter. Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Mr. S.S.Mor, learned Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. The petition shall stand disposed of accordingly. The competent authority is directed to pass an order within one month from today. The petition shall be treated as application for the grant of furlough. 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 31, 2008 (S.D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE