CWP No.14038 of 1989 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.14038 of 1989 DATE OF DECISION: March 16, 2011 MAHABIR SINGH AND OTHERS ...PETITIONERS VERSUS CHIEF CANAL OFFICER AND OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.KANNAN. 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? No 2. To be referred to the reporters or not? No 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the digest? No ---- PRESENT: MR. R.S. SANGWAN, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONERS. MR. S.S. GORIPURIA, DAG, HARYANA. K.KANNAN, J.(ORAL) 1. The order passed under the Haryana Canal and Drains Act modifying the two temporary outlets was stayed by this Court after admission on 3.11.1989. There was no modification of the order till date. The counsel for the petitioners states that both the outlets for irrigating the fields have been in existence for more than 33 years and that it should be allowed to continue. 2. The present position is not known. It shall be independently addressed in the manner known to law by the authorities constituted under the Act. The impugned order which was stayed shall not be put in operation and the petitioners will continue to have the benefit of outlets. This shall not, in any way, impair the rights of the authorities constituted under the Act to make appropriate orders if the present situation warrants it, after due notice to parties who could be aggrieved by the said decision and take CWP No.14038 of 1989 -2- appropriate decision in accordance with law. 3. Writ petition is disposed of. March 16, 2011 (K.KANNAN) Gulati JUDGE