CWP No. 14797 of 2007 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 14797 of 2007 Date of Decision: 28.01.2011 District Bar Association, Chandigarh and another ...Petitioners Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present : Mr. Mohinder Nain, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Sanjay Kaushal, Sr. Standing Counsel with Mr. Ashish Rawal, Advocate for U.T. Administration. Mr. O.S.Batalvi, Advocate for Union of India. **** RANJAN GOGOI, A.C.J.(Oral) Status report of the Executive Engineer, Capitol Project Division No. 6, Union Territory, Chandigarh has been filed in Court today by Sh. Kaushal, learned Senior Standing Counsel, U.T. Administration, Chandigarh. We have perused the said report. It is stated therein that the structural work of the main building of the District Court Complex in Sector 43, Chandigarh has been completed and finishing work ( i.e. Cladding of red & dholpur CWP No. 14797 of 2007 [2] stone; polishing and fixing of glass, grinding and polishing of floor etc.) is under progress which is likely to be completed by the end of March, 2011. The Central Air Conditioning System, which has been introduced later, according to Shri Kaushal, will be completed by the end of June, 2011. It is stated by Mr. Kaushal that the statement with regard to completion of the Air Conditioning work, though not mentioned in the status report, is as per the instructions of the concerned Engineer. In so far as the funds are concerned, in the status report it is mentioned that against the revised estimate of ` 27.52 Crores, the Union of India has approved the same for ` 2497.88 lakhs and the shortfall between the estimated amount and the sanctioned amount will be made good by the Chandigarh Administration which has already received a sum of ` 22.60 Crores from the Union of India. Mr. Kaushal has submitted that the balance of about ` 2.38 Crores which have to be be given to the U.T. Administration by the Union of India in view of the revised project costs, approved and sanctioned by the Union of India, directions may be issued to the Union of India to pay the said amount at least within the current financial year. Shri Batalvi, learned Standing Counsel for Union of India submits that no separate sanction or disbursement of the said amount would be required as the same would stand covered by the funds which can be expended by the U.T. Administration as per the norms in force. In view of the stand taken by the Union of India, we, therefore, deem it not necessary to pass any order in this regard. CWP No. 14797 of 2007 [3] In so far as the construction of lawyers chambers is concerned, it is not in dispute that the same shall be constructed by the District Bar Association, Chandigarh on its own. The issues arising in the writ petition having reached the stage as indicated above and commitments having been made for completion of the works as per the dates mentioned earlier, we are of the view that no useful purpose will be served in keeping this PIL pending any longer. We, therefore, deem it appropriate to close this PIL in terms of the status report filed today in Court as well as the statements made by Shri Kaushal, learned Sr. Standing Counsel for U.T. Administration, Chandigarh. In the event, the petitioners have any reason to approach this Court again with regard to any of the issues covered by the present order, it will be open for them to do so. (RANJAN GOGOI) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH) 28.01.2011 JUDGE 'ravinder'