IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 4818 of 2011 Date of Decision: 17.03.2011 Mohammadi Social Welfare Society (Regd.) ...Petitioner Versus Union of India and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH 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. Ashish Verma, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** RANJAN GOGOI, C.J.(Oral) The challenge in the Public Interest Litigation is against two orders dated 08.04.2010 and 09.12.2010 (Annexures P-2 & P-3) by which the respondent No.4 has been appointed as a member and thereafter as Chairman of the Chandigarh Wakf Board (respondent No.3). The aforesaid challenge is founded on the basis that the respondent No.4 is a full time employee and further he was involved in a civil litigation arising from the alleged illegal possession of the wakf properties by the said respondent. Having regard to the subject matter involved we are of the view that this Public Interest Litigation challenging the appointment/nomination of the respondent No.4, on the grounds noticed, should not be entertained by us, at this stage. Instead the CWP No. 4818 of 2011 [2] petitioner should highlight its grievances in the matter by filing a representation before the Home Secretary, Union Territory, Chandigarh. Thereafter, the said authority will decide the matter and communicate his decision to the petitioner. In the event the petitioner continues to feel aggrieved it will be open for it to avail of its legal remedies. The Home Secretary will decide the matter within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of the representation of the petitioner, if any. PIL is disposed of in the above terms. (RANJAN GOGOI) CHIEF JUSTICE (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH) JUDGE 17.03.2011 'ravinder'