C.W.P.No.449 of 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 29.08.2008 Hukam Singh ............ Petitioner versus State of Haryana and others ............. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE UMA NATH SINGH. HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY. -.- Present: Mr.K.L.Goel, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Ritu Punj, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. - - - UMA NATH SINGH, J. This writ petition has been filed by the land owner who had entered into a collaboration agreement with the licencee company, which, as per the allegations, has raised constructions within the controlled area without prior permission of Director, Town and Country Planning. Even after serving notices on the company and the petitioner, land owner to remove such unauthorised construction, that was not removed. Therefore, the same was demolished by the respondents. Now, the petitioner has come before this Court to seek damages. As the petitioner has not raised the construction in question, he has no locus standi to challenge the removal. Moreover, for removing an illegal construction after serving notice, is not an illegal act to be visited with damages. We are inclined to dismiss this writ petition with costs, but C.W.P.No.449 of 2008 -1- since learned counsel for the petitioner tenders unconditional apology and makes a prayer to withdraw this writ petition, we dismiss it as withdrawn. (UMA NATH SINGH) JUDGE 29.08.2008 (DAYA CHAUDHARY) *mohinder JUDGE Whether this judgment be referred to Reporter or not? YES/NO