IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.1372 of 1988 Date of Decision:- 06.09.2010 Hans Raj and another ....Petitioner(s) vs. The State of Punjab and others ....Respondent(s) *** CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH *** Present:- Mr.Anshuman Chopra, Advocate for Mr.Amarjit Markan, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms.Bindu Goel, Advocate, for respondent No.5. *** AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (Oral) The present writ petition was filed by the petitioners praying therein for issuance of a direction, in the nature of writ of mandamus, to the respondents not to dispossess them and demolish the construction raised on Khasra No.683 Min. (2 Kanal 9 Marla) situated near New Grain Market, Sunam, District Sangrur, without exhausting the procedure as laid down under the Punjab Public Premises Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1972. Counsel for the respondent No.5 states that petitioner No.2- Harjinder Singh son of Dalip Singh and Jagbhushan Goel who is son of Hans Raj son of Ram Rachhpal (petitioner No.1-since deceased) has handed over the possession of the land to the present lessees of the Wakf Board on 2.5.2007. She, on this basis, states that the present writ petition has been rendered infructuous. C.W.P.No.1372 of 1988 -2- Counsel for the petitioners states that he does not have any instructions in this regard. The present writ petition is disposed of as having been rendered infructuous in the light of the statement made by counsel for respondent No.5. However, it is left open to the petitioners to file an appropriate application in case the factual position as asserted by counsel for respondent No.5 is incorrect. September 06, 2010 ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) poonam JUDGE