CWP No.4244 of 2011.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.4244 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 09.03.2011 **** Hem Raj Gupta . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Mr. RK Chopra, Senior Advocate with Ms. Heena Talwar, Advocate for the petitioner **** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner claims to be the owner of a house located in an unauthorized colony known as Inder Nagar Colony, Patiala. The afore-stated area now falls in the Shaheed Sewa Singh Thikriwala Nagar Scheme developed by the Improvement Trust, Patiala. The petitioner’s case is that the owners of the houses/lands within the area of the above-stated Scheme have been allotted alternative sites by the Improvement Trust and/or their constructed portions have been exempted from acquisition. The afore-stated relief has been granted to such owners pursuant to the orders passed by this Court from time to time. CWP No.4244 of 2011.doc - 2 – (2). The petitioner filed a civil suit for somewhat similar relief which he has withdrawn before this Court in CR No.4034 of 2008 on 28.09.2010 with liberty to file a writ petition seeking allotment of an alternative plot under the Scheme. (3). The petitioner though has not approached the Improvement Trust, Patiala for the afore-stated relief nevertheless keeping in view the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction the Chairman of the Improvement Trust, Patiala to treat this writ petition as a representation on behalf of the petitioner and dispose of the same by passing appropriate order in accordance with law with a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (4). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 09.03.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge