Civil Writ Petition No.15952 of 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.15952 of 2008 Date of decision:20.08.2009. Senior Citizen Welfare Society ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH Present: Mr. A.K.Jain, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Sanjeev Kaushik, Addl. Advocate General, Haryana, for respondent No.1. Ms. Preeti Khanna, Advocate, for respondent Nos.2 to 6. ***** JASBIR SINGH, J. (ORAL). This writ petition has been filed by a `Senior Citizen Welfare Society (Regd.)', with a prayer that directions be issued to the respondents to construct underground drainage system, as was provided in the brochure (P-1), which was published when plots in the colony in question, were offered for sale. To show that during rain, lot of water accumulates in the streets of this colony, reference was made to the photographs put on record as Annexure P-10. Taking note of that situation, as shown in the pictures, this Court passed the following order on 22.07.2009: - “Photographs Ex.P-10 project a very pathetic position, in which residents of the Colony are living. Chief Engineer, Civil Writ Petition No.15952 of 2008 -2- HUDA, is directed to file an affidavit, stating what remedial measures can be initiated so that the situation, which is shown in the pictures, may not occur again. Future lay out plan, to improve the situation, be also put on record before the next date of hearing. Adjourned to August 20, 2009. The petitioner may also put up some proposal before the Chief Engineer, if they wish to do so.” In response to order passed by this Court, affidavit has been filed, wherein a detail proposal, as to how the situation can be remedied, has been put on record. Site plan of the drainage system etc., to be constructed, has also been put on record. Counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 6, on getting instructions from Shri D.K.Soni, Chief Engineer, HUDA, who is present in Court, informs this Court that to cure the situation, the administration is going to spend an amount of Rs.1.5 crore in this area, to make the drainage system workable, so that at the time of rain, water may not stagnate in streets of the colony in question. She further states that the proposed work will be completed within a period of one year. In view of above, this writ petition is disposed of with an observation that if, on completion of the work as suggested in the affidavit filed by the respondents, the authorities fail to cure the situation, the petitioner shall be at liberty to approach this Court again. Disposed of. August 20, 2009. ( JASBIR SINGH ) vinod JUDGE