JUDGMENT

Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J. - The request made by the petitioner for releasing him on parole has been turned down by the respondents, constraining him to file the instant petition for the grant of following substantive reliefs:-

i) That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue the writ of mandamus whereby the respondents, more particularly respondent No.2, may kindly be directed to release the petitioner on parole.

ii) That in the alternative the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus whereby the respondents, more particularly respondents No. 4 and 5, may kindly be directed to submit the verification report afresh pertaining to the petitioner's request/application for release on parole, strictly in terms of the prescribed Rules as framed under the Himachal Pradesh Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1968, by addressing the factual aspect relating to the grounds on which the application has been preferred.

2. The respondents have opposed the petition by filing reply wherein it has been submitted that the petitioner is undergoing rigorous life imprisonment in Lala Lajpat Rai District and Open Air Correctional Home, Dharamshala, Distric