ORDER :

Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.

1. The petitioners are convicts and undergoing sentences for commission of offence in Central Jail, Bilaspur and they were admitted to the privilege of parole in accordance with the Chhattisgarh Prisoner’s Leave Rules, 1989 (for short “the Rules of 1989”) on 29.03.2020 and they were required to surrender on 22.04.2020, on completion of their period of parole, however, in the meanwhile, corona pandemic stepped in and the period of parole was extended by the order of this Court passed in W.P. (PIL) No.27/2020. During the extended period of parole, the respondent No.6 herein Keshav Prasad Rathor filed W.P.(CR) No.488/2020 before this Court seeking cancellation of parole granted to the petitioners herein, which petition was disposed off by this Court giving liberty to the said respondent to move an application for cancellation of parole before the concerned District Magistrate and the concerned District Magistrate was directed to consider the application in accordance with law by order dated 04.11.2020 and accordingly, the application for cancellation of parole was filed by the petitioner therein before the District Magistrate, Gourela-Pendra-Marwahi, respon