CWP No.15519 of 2009.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.15519 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 25.03.2011 **** Krishan Kumar . . . . 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. SS Kamboj, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. Arvind Mittal, Advocate for respondent No.2 Ms. Monica Chhibber Sharma, DAG Punjab **** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). This order shall dispose of CWP Nos.15519 & 15524 of 2009 as common issues are involved in these cases. For brevity, the facts are taken from CWP No.15519 of 2009. (2). The petitioner seeks a mandamus for allotment of a residential plot by the Improvement Trust, Patiala being a ‘Locally- Displaced Person’. (3). Shorn of all the details, a part of the petitioner’s land was acquired by the State Government for the Improvement Trust, Patiala on 4.1.1974 for implementation of “180 acres SST Nagar Development Scheme”. After introduction of the policy of allotment of plots to the CWP No.15519 of 2009.doc - 2 – Locally-Displaced Persons followed by a long correspondence, the Improvement Trust has passed a resolution for allotment of plot in favour of the petitioner on 26.7.2006 and has forwarded the same to the State Government for its necessary approval. (4). The Improvement Trust has also in its reply taken the plea that the requisite approval from the State Government is still awaited. (5). In these circumstances the writ petition(s) is/are disposed of with a direction to the State Government – respondent No.1 to take an appropriate decision on the recommendations received from the Patiala Improvement Trust for allotment of a residential plot to the petitioner (s), being Local-Displaced Person(s), in accordance with Rules/Policies and also keeping in view the decision of this Court in Pritam Kaur Grewal & Ors. v. The Improvement Trust, Ludhiana & Ors., 2007(2) RCR (Civil) 543, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (6). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 25.03.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge