IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-23266 of 2008 Date of Decision: November 07, 2008 Ram Chander Jha … Petitioner Versus State of Haryana … Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND Present : Mr. Vipul Jindal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Mor, Sr. DAG, Haryana. **** S.D. Anand, J. The learned counsel for the petitioner states that interests of justice would be served and he would be content if the Competent Authority is directed to dispose of the pre-mature release plea of the petitioner in the light of judgment of the Apex Court rendered in State of Haryana vs. Mahender Singh & Ors., 2007(4) RCR (Crl.) 909, (Annexure P/3) and Jiya Lal vs. State of Crl. Misc. No. M-23266 of 2008 Haryana and others in Crl. Misc. No. 12868-M of 2003, decided on 28.07.2006 (Annexure P/5). The learned State counsel has no objection to the adoption of that course. The petition shall stand disposed of accordingly. The Competent Authority is directed to dispose of the premature release case of the petitioner in the light of the Mahender Singh’s case and Jiya Lal’s case (supra). It will be for the State counsel to communicate the order to the Competent Authority. Disposed of accordingly. Copy of the order be given to the learned State counsel under the signatures of the Court Secretary. November 07, 2008 ( S.D. Anand ) vkd Judge 2