IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 372 of 2010 Date of Decision: 30.6.2010 Mewa Singh .... Petitioner Versus Municipal Committee, Rajpura and another ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present :- Mr. Munish Raj, Advocate for Mr. K.S. Chahal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Surinder Kapoor, Advocate for respondent No. 1 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? ALOK SINGH, J. (ORAL) The petitioner has invoked writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by way of present petition seeking writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondent No. 1 not to demolish the house of the petitioner during the pendency of appeal whereby the site plan has been rejected by respondent No. 1 vide order dated 29.4.2009 (Annexure P-2) against which the appeal dated 10.7.2009 is pending before respondent No. 2. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the present petition, the petition is disposed with a direction that during the pendency of the appeal before respondent No. 2 against order dated 29.4.2010 passed by respondent No. 1, status quo shall be maintained on the spot. Disposed of accordingly. (ALOK SINGH) 30.6.2010 JUDGE reena