IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 22022 of 2011 Date of Decision: 28.11.2011 Amar Nath ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT 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 : Mr. Ashok Kumar Khunger, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** RANJAN GOGOI, C.J.(Oral) This Public Interest Litigation has been filed for interference with the auction proceedings held on 20.06.2011 leasing the shop in question on rent to respondent No. 7. From the materials on record, we find that the PIL-petitioner has filed several representations in this regard to the concerned authorities including respondents No.1 and 2. However, no final decision has been taken on the said representations. Under the relevant norms in force, the auction proceedings are to be confirmed by the appropriate authority, which we have been told by learned counsel for the petitioner, is respondent No.2 i.e. The Director, Local Government, Punjab. The same has not yet been done. The grievance expressed is that without doing so the possession of the shop would be handed over to respondent No. 7. As the norms clearly spell out the necessity of confirming the auction proceedings, we deem it appropriate to CWP No. 22022 of 2011 [2] close this PIL by directing the concerned authority i.e. respondent No.2 to pass orders on the validity of the auction proceedings and only if the said auction proceedings are approved by him, the possession of the shop be given to respondent No. 7. Beyond the above, no other relief is possible in the facts and circumstances of the case. We deem it appropriate to close this PIL without hearing respondent No. 7 as the mandate issued by the Court to the concerned authority under the Act is merely to follow the rules/norms in force. (RANJAN GOGOI) CHIEF JUSTICE (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 28.11.2011 'ravinder'