IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-33888 of 2008 Date of decision : 22.12.2008 Malkiat Singh ....Petitioner Versus The State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr. R.K.Handa, Advocate for the petitioner S. D. ANAND, J. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that he would be content and interests of justice would be served if a direction is issued to the competent authority to dispose of the premature release plea of the petitioner in terms of the order dated 5.7.2007 passed by a Coordinate Bench (L.N.Mittal, J.) of this Court in Criminal Writ Petition No. 991 of 2006 (Jagdeep Singh Vs. State of Punjab and others ) and order dated 24.10.2008 passed by this Court in Criminal Misc. No.M-1786 of 2008 (Hardev Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and others) within a time bound frame. Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Ms. Manjari Nehru Kaul, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of respondent. The petition shall stand disposed of accordingly with a direction to the competent authority to dispose of the premature release plea of the petitioner in terms of the order dated 5.7.2007 passed by a Coordinate Bench (L.N.Mittal, J.) of this Court in Criminal Writ Petition No. 991 of 2006 (Jagdeep Singh Vs. State of Punjab and others ) and order dated 24.10.2008 passed by this Court in Criminal Misc. No.M-1786 of 2008 (Hardev Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and others) The exercise shall be concluded within one month from today. 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. December 22, 2008 (S.D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE