IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.14222 of 2009 Date of Decision : March 10, 2011. Bhupinder Kumar .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.K.P.S.Sidhu, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Monica Chhibber Sharma, DAG, Punjab. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the State of Punjab and its authorities to hold a departmental enquiry against the then Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar and other revenue officials who are alleged to have deliberately mis-placed the revenue record of the land allegedly transferred in the name of the petitioner situated within the revenue estate of village Tungpai, District Amritsar. It is claimed that the revenue record was comprising 146 pages and is still untraceable. The respondents have filed the reply-affidavit maintaining that the issues raised by the petitioner are the seriously disputed question of facts as there has been civil litigation between the petitioner and the opponent party regarding cancellation of mutation etc. As regards the mis- C.W.P.No .14222 of 2009 2 placement of certain documents, disciplinary action is already said to have been initiated against the Patwari and Kanungo of the concerned Halqa and they have been charge-sheeted. The petitioner has filed a rejoinder reiterating that the senior ranked revenue officials are also involved besides the Patwari and Kanungo. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and after perusal of the record and keeping in view the fact that a part of the revenue record is still mis-placed, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar, to hold a fact finding enquiry and if it is found that the revenue officials other than the Patwari and Kunungo are also involved, stern action be recommended against them. The needful shall be done within a period of six months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. March 10, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE