IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-16428 of 2008 Date of decision : 27.8.2008 Ram Kumar and others .....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: By Post Mr. Sidharth Sarup, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana S. D. ANAND, J. The complaint dated 13.5.2008 made by the petitioners by post was ordered to be taken up on judicial side. The grievance in the course thereof is that the competent authority had unjustly denied consideration of their case for release in spite of their having undergone required actual period of sentence. In the counter, the averment is that petitioner cannot claim premature release as a right because they are lifers and they are otherwise supposed to undergo imprisonment for whole of their life. The petition shall stand allowed. The competent authority is directed to consider the premature release of the case of the petitioners in accordance with rules/instructions in the relevant behalf and pass an order afresh within one month from today. Disposed of accordingly. August 27, 2008 (S. D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE Note: Whether to be referred to Reporter: Yes/No