IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 16239 of 2010 Date of Decision: 30.03.2011 Hari Chand ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present : Dr. Sushil Gautam, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Madhu Dayal, Addl. A.G. Punjab Ms. Naiya Gill, Advocate, for the respondent No.4. **** RANJAN GOGOI, C.J.(Oral) Counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondent No.4 is taken on record. In the said affidavit it has been mentioned that on 09.02.2011 the Municipal Council, Abohar had furnished to the Tehsildar, Abohar, maps of Khasra Nos. 1902/5,1902/6, 1902/7 and further that notices under Section 172 of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') have been issued on 25.02.2011. Copies of the said notices have been enclosed as Annexure R-2 in the counter affidavit of the respondent No.4. Though, the Tehsildar Abohar, to whom the maps pertaining to the relevant khasra numbers have been submitted, has filed an affidavit stating that on the basis of the said maps it is not possible for him to carry out an effective demarcation we are of the CWP No. 16239 of 2010 [2] view that as notices under Section 172 of the Act have been issued the same should be decided in the first instance. The Municipal Council, Abohar who has issued the notices in question is directed to act accordingly. The proceedings pursuant to the notices issued will now be finalized by the Municpal Council within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Having dealt with the matter as aforesaid we are of the view that nothing further survives for consideration in this PIL. PIL is accordingly closed in terms of the above. (RANJAN GOGOI) CHIEF JUSTICE (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) JUDGE 30.03.2011 'ravinder'