C.W.P. No.7361 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.7361 of 2009 Date of Decision:30.03.2010 Ramesh Chander son of Shri Anand Dev and others ........Petitioners Versus State of Haryana through Chief Secretary to Government of Haryana, Haryana Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh and others ....Respondents Present: Mr. Puneet Bali, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Ravi Dutt Sharma, DAG, Haryana for respondent Nos.1, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 10. Mr. Sudhir Mittal, Advocate for respondent Nos.2 and 9. None for respondents Nos.5, 6 and 8. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? No 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? No 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? No -.- K. KANNAN J.(ORAL) 1. The writ petition would require to be disposed of on the basis of statement of the Chief Town Planner that the action regarding the development of the Scheme and allotment of plots have been initiated by the Deputy Commissioner, Hisar and Chairman of the Town Improvement Trust, Hisar. Learned counsel appearing for the Town Improvement Trust says that the Scheme has been approved by the State and estimates are made now ready for getting sanction from the Government. According to him, immediately after the estimate is approved, the Improvement Trust would still require about a year's time to carry out development works and make it fit C.W.P. No.7361 of 2009 -2- for handing over possession. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner states that the petitioners have already been held for more than 10 years without allotment and the time which the Improvement Trust says that it would require for making the property fit for possession is unjustified. 3. It shall be difficult for the Court to monitor when the estimates are going to be approved or with what modifications it would be approved and how long the development works will take and within which time, the property could be handed over to the petitioners and others, like the petitioners. It is only hoped that the entire exercise is taken up in right earnest, having regard to the fact that the entire amount due to the Trust are reported to have been deposited by the petitioners and others. If the petitioners' grievance is that the time of one year that the Improvement Trust estimates shall be the time for making it fit is too large, I leave the case with an exhortation that it shall be done as quickly as possible at least within a period of nine months from the date when the estimates are approved from the State and when the works are undertaken by the Improvement Trust for getting ready it for handing over the possession to the petitioner. 4. The writ petition is disposed of on the basis of representations made on behalf of the respondents relating to the preparation and development of the scheme and allotment of plots. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE March 30, 2010 Pankaj*