IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 3016 of 2007 Date of Decision: January 22, 2008 Anurudh Kumar and another …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.S. MANN Present: None for the petitioners. Ms. Charu Tuli, Sr. DAG, Punjab, for the respondents. M.M. KUMAR, J. The prayer made by the petitioners in the instant petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution is for quashing the action of the respondents, namely, Deputy Commisisoner, Mohali, Senior Superintendent of Police, Mohali, and Deputy Superintendent of Police, Phase IV, Mohali, restricting the entry of vendors including that of the petitioners in the residential area of Mohali between 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m., being violative of Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution. It has further been pointed out that the aforementioned restriction on entry has been imposed without passing any specific order. C.W.P. No. 3016 of 2007 In para 2 of the written statement filed by the Deputy Superintendent of Police-respondent No. 4, it has been stated that the respondents did not ever restrict entry of street hawkers, vendors, rehri-phariwalas in the residential area of Mohali nor any such order has been passed. The allegations are stated to be false and baseless. It has further been stated that on the basis of the representation made, inquiry was made by the Superintendent of Police, City Mohali, and it was found that no such orders have been passed by the then Superintendent of Police restricting the entry of the aforementioned persons. In view of the above stand taken in the written statement the writ petition is disposed of with the directions that the entry of the petitioners and all vendors, street hawkers, rehri-phariwalas etc. shall not be restricted by the respondents either orally or by passing any order except in accordance with law. If any such action is taken by the respondents again then the petitioners are at liberty to approach this Court again. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (T.P.S. MANN) January 22, 2008 JUDGE Pkapoor 2