CWP No. 7240 of 2009 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 7240 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision:- 03.02.2011 Vikram Singla son of Vijay Kumar Singla, resident of Bhadaur House, Opposite Courts Complex, Mansa, District Mansa. ......Petitioner Vs State of Punjab and others. ......Respondents CORAM:-HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Rupinder Khosla, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. * * * * RANJAN GOGOI, A.C.J. (ORAL) None has appeared on behalf of the petitioner. No status report in terms of the order dated 28.10.2010 has been filed. This writ petition has been filed seeking directions for arrangement for discharge of rain water which, according to the petitioner had caused water logging in the town of Mansa. Pursuant to the notice issued by the Court, affidavits of the respondents have been filed. On consideration of such affidavits orders were issued by the Court directing the respondents to file a status report with regard to the on going works to check the problem of water CWP No. 7240 of 2009 (O&M) 2 logging. Accordingly, a status report dated 21.10.2010 has been filed by the Deputy Secretary, Department of Local Government, Punjab. We have gone through the same. In the aforesaid status report it has been stated that a water supply and sewerage disposal scheme for Mansa town has been sanctioned under the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board Scheme entailing an expenditure of Rs. 40.60 crores. It has also been stated that out of the total 45 kms of pipelines for water supply, 41 kms of pipelines have already been laid as on the date of filing of the status report. Similarly, 59 kms of lateral sewer i.e. branch sewer and 3.30 kms of main sewer were proposed to be laid out of which 31 kms of lateral sewer and 2.63 kms of main sewer have been laid upto 30.09.2010. The main pumping station has also been constructed to the extent of 65 per cent and the completion of the said work was expected in June, 2011. It has also been mentioned in the status report that once the project is completed the grievances highlighted in the writ petition would be adequately taken care of. Taking into account the fact that remedial measures have been introduced and are being executed and the same are expected to be completed by the end of June, 2011, we are of the view that no useful purpose will be served by keeping this PIL pending any longer. Accordingly, we dispose of the PIL by directing the respondents to complete the unfinished works within the targeted date i.e. end of June, 2011. We also grant leave to the petitioner to approach this Court either by seeking revival of this PIL or by means of a fresh PIL in the event CWP No. 7240 of 2009 (O&M) 3 he continues to entertain any further grievance in the present matter. PIL is disposed of in the above terms. (RANJAN GOGOI) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH) JUDGE 03.02.2011 Amodh