IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.10150 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision: 10th July, 2009 Simranjit Singh Mann … Petitioner Versus Union of India and another … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE T.S. THAKUR HOB’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Ranjan Lakhanpal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.K. Garg Narwana, Advocate for the respondents. Notes: 1. Whether reporters of local newspapers 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? T.S. THAKUR, CJ. (ORAL) Civil Misc. No. 4723 of 2009 For the reasons stated in the application, order of dismissal dated 19th February, 2009 is recalled and the writ petition restored to its original number. CM is disposed of. Civil Writ Petition No. 10150 of 2008 Learned counsel for the respondents points out that in civil writ petition No. 176 of 2009, pending in the Hon’ble Supreme Court, their Lordships are examining the very same issues as have been raised in the Civil Writ Petition No. 10150 of 2008 present writ petition, making it unnecessary for this Court to undertake parallel exercise on the subject. Mr. Ranjan Lakhanpal, counsel for the petitioner submits that this petition could be allowed to be withdrawn for the present with liberty to the petitioner to either intervene in the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the pending matter, or to file a fresh petition as and when need to do so arises in future. In the circumstances therefore, and keeping in view the fact that the issues that are being sought to be raised in the present petition filed in public interest are already under the kind consideration of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, we consider it unnecessary to duplicate the said process by keeping the present proceedings going with us. The petition is accordingly disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to seek appropriate directions in appropriate proceedings at the appropriate stage if any occasion to do so arises. No costs. [T. S. THAKUR] CHIEF JUSTICE [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE July 10, 2009 rps 2