IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-30793 of 2008 Date of Decision: November 28, 2008 Krishan. … Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and another. … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND. Present: Mr. Vijay K. Jindal, Advocate, for the petitioner. S.D. Anand, J. Crl. Misc. Nos. 54161 & 54162 of 2008 Allowed, as prayed for. Crl. Misc. No. M-30793 of 2008 The grievance of the petitioner – prisoner is that his premature release case was declined by the State Level Committee in spite of the law laid down by the Apex Court in State of Haryana vs. Mahender Singh, 2007 (4) RCR Criminal, 915, ordaining that the policy prevalent on the date of conviction shall rule the roost. Notice of motion. Crl. Misc. No. M-30793 of 2008 On the asking of the Court, Mr. Amit Kaushik, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana, accepts notice on behalf of the State. The petition shall stand disposed of accordingly with a direction to the Competent Authority to dispose of the premature release case of the petitioner in the light of Mahender Singh’s case (supra) within a period of 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. November 28, 2008 ( S.D. Anand ) vkd Judge 2