Criminal Writ Petition No. 1916 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Criminal Writ Petition No. 1916 of 2011 Date of Decision: 2.12.2011 Rakesh ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: By Post. Mr. S.S. Chandumajra, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondent. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) A communication, received from Rakesh by the Registry of this Court, has been treated as a Criminal Writ Petition. It is stated therein that a number of persons have been unlawfully detained at the brick kiln under the name & style of BKO situated at Badanpur Samana, falling under the jurisdiction of Police Station Samana, District Patiala. In pursuance of the order dated 21.11.2011, Vikas Garg, District Magistrate, Patiala, is present in Court. He has stated that no communication has been received by him from the office of Advocate General, Punjab, therefore, the response could not be filed. He has tendered an unconditional apology and assured this Court that in future no case, pertaining to District Patiala, will unnecessarily be adjourned Criminal Writ Petition No. 1916 of 2011 2 and all co-operation shall be extended to the office of the Advocate General, Punjab. In view of the unconditional apology, tendered by the District Magistrate, Patiala, costs imposed upon the State, vide order dated 21.11.2011, is waived. Learned counsel for the State has filed reply by way of affidavit of Vikas Garg, District Magistrate, Patiala and the same is taken on record. It is stated therein that Naib Tehsildar, Samana, had visited the brick kiln and had recorded the statements of various labourers present there, wherein it has emerged that Babloo son of Pawan, Vijay son of Ram Sarup, Manga son of Biram and their family members never came to work at the said brick kiln. In view of the definite stand taken by learned counsel for the State, on the instructions of Karamjit Singh, Naib Tehsildar, Samana, no further directions are called for and the present writ petition is disposed of. However, a copy of this order be sent to the petitioner, so that he may approach this Court in case any of his grievances subsists. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge December 2, 2011 “DK”