IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.18504 of 2010 Date of Decision : October 12, 2010. Amarjit Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Mansur Ali, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to release the rehabilitation grant of Rs.2 lacs per family in terms of the Government of India Policy dated 16.1.2006 a copy whereof is also appended with the writ petition as Annexure P-2. It is averred that the petitioner is the victim of 1984 riots and is entitled to the above-stated compensation/ rehabilitation grant as per Clause (xii) of the aforesaid policy. It is further averred that the petitioner has represented the authorities from time to time and his application was duly forwarded to the competent authority but no decision has been taken thereupon so far. The petitioner again represented the authorities on 26.8.2010 (Annexure P-4) but that too has gone unrepresented and the desired claim has not been C.W.P.No .18504 of 2010 2 accorded to him so far. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner, however, without expressing any views on the merits of the petitioner's entitlement to claim rehabilitation grant, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.2-Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana, to consider and dispose of the petitioner's afore-mentioned claim by passing a speaking order after hearing personally to the petitioner, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. October 12, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE