Civil Writ Petition No. 4005 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Civil Writ Petition No. 4005 of 2009 Date of Decision: 21.7.2009 Surjit Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.S.THAKUR, CHIEF JUSTICE. HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. 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. R.K.S. Brar, Advocate for the petitioner. T.S. Thakur, C.J. (Oral) This petition, filed in public interest, prays for a mandamus directing the respondents not to shift the location of a Government Primary School to another place as the existing building is still habitable and more convenient to the students admitted to the School. When this matter came up before us on 16.3.2009, learned counsel for the petitioner had sought time to take better instructions to argue the matter. He was also directed to take instructions whether the School building at the new location has already been constructed and commissioned. It is submitted today by counsel for the petitioner that Civil Writ Petition No. 4005 of 2009 2 photographs (Annexures P1 & P2) show that the School building at the new location has been constructed, but the said location is not suitable since the same is in close proximity of the Muktsar-Malout road. The location of a public utility building like a Primary School, is a matter that is entirely in the discretion of the administration. A Court exercising extraordinary writ jurisdiction, would be very slow in interfering with any such decision, unless the decision is shown to be outrageously perverse and unreasonable. That, however, is not the position in the instant case. The new building has already been constructed as is evident from the photographs enclosed to the writ petition. The very fact that the new location is close to a road is no reason for us to hold that the place is not suitable for School. That apart from the photographs enclosed with the writ petition we find that there is a large open space between the School building and the road apparently meant to be used as a playground. It is in that view neither necessary nor proper for us to interfere with the decision of the respondents, at this stage. The petition is, accordingly, dismissed. No costs. (T.S.Thakur) Chief Justice (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge July 21, 2009 “DK”