Civil Writ Petition No.11501 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (1) Civil Writ Petition No.11501 of 2010 Date of Order: 29.08.2011 Raj Narain ...Petitioner Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh and another ..Respondents (2) Civil Writ Petition No.12049 of 2010 Ram Kewal Prajapati ...Petitioner Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh and another ...Respondents (3) Civil Writ Petition No.12320 of 2010 Anil Kumar ...Petitioner Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh and another ...Respondents (4) Civil Writ Petition No.7970 of 2010 Smt. Poonam Devi ...Petitioner Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh and another ...Respondents Civil Writ Petition No.11501 of 2010 -2- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIVE BHALLA Present:Mr. Pritam Saini, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Harkesh Manuja, Advocate and Ms. Alka Chatrath, Advocate for U.T., Chandigarh. Mr. K.K.Gupta, Advocate RAJIVE BHALLA, J (Oral) This order shall dispose of Civil Writ Petition Nos.11501, 12049, 12320 and 7970 of 2010 as they involve adjudication of identical questions of law and fact. For the sake of convenience, facts are being taken from CWP No.11501 of 2010. The petitioner prays for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing orders dated 12.05.2008 and 10.03.2010, passed by the Estate Officer, U.T.,Chandigarh and the Chief Administrator, U.T., Chandigarh, respectively, whereby the claim of the petitioner for rehabilitation, on account of the demolition of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Colony has been rejected. The petitioner applied for allotment of a tenement site as a resident of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Colony. The petitioner's claim was rejected on the ground that he is a resident of colony No.5 whereas tenements are being allotted to persons displaced from Shaheed Bhagat Singh Colony. An appeal filed by the petitioner was dismissed by the Chief Administrator, UT, Chandigarh. Counsel for the petitioner submits that as the petitioner is a bonafide resident of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Colony, he should be Civil Writ Petition No.11501 of 2010 -3- granted an opportunity to establish this fact and the matter should be remitted to the Estate Officer, UT, Chandigarh, to consider the same afresh. Counsel for the respondents submits that in the absence of any prima-facie evidence to establish that the petitioner was a resident of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Colony, his application for allotment of a tenement was rightly rejected. I have heard counsel for the petitioner and perused the impugned orders. A perusal of orders passed by the Estate Officer and the Chief Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, clearly establish that the petitioner is a resident of colony No.5 and not of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Colony. The petitioner is unable to refer to any clear and cogent material to prima-facie establish that he is a resident of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Colony. The petitioner's claim for allotment, on account of demolition of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Colony was, therefore, rightly rejected. However, as the respondents admit that the petitioner is a resident of colony No.5, the petitioner shall be entitled to be rehabilitated, as and when colony no.5 is uprooted/demolished, in accordance with his eligibility and entitlement. In view of what has been stated hereinabove, the impugned orders do not call for interference. The writ petitions are dismissed with the above observations. August 29, 2011 (RAJIVE BHALLA) nt JUDGE Civil Writ Petition No.11501 of 2010 -4-