IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No. 142 of 2009 (By post) Date of decision: 12th February, 2009 Pali … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Anter Singh Brar, Deputy Advocate General Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present communication was received by the Hon'ble Chief Justice of this Court, seeking release of detenues named in the communication, who had been allegedly detained unlawfully by Rana Baljit Singh Grewal, owner of the brick kiln, M/s Guru Nanak Brick Kiln Industries, VPO Kot, Police Station Goraya, District Jalandhar. The office has treated the communication as a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus. Notice of motion was issued. District Magistrate/ Deputy Commissioner, Jalandhar was asked to hold an inquiry into the averments made in the communication received. Deputy Commissioner, Jalandhar has filed reply, wherein it has been stated that alleged detenue have left the brick kiln according to Criminal Writ Petition No. 142 of 2009 their own free will. It has been further stated that brick kiln is lying closed for last more than six months and the allegations leveled in the communication are baseless. In view of the reply, no further directions are called for. Accordingly, present criminal writ petition stands disposed off. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE February 12, 2009 rps