In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh C.W.P.No. 1626 of 2008 Date of decision:February 11, 2008 Sh. Mohinder Pal ---Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others ---Respondents Coram: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.KUMAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.S.MANN Present: Mr.Vishal Garg, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Charu Tuli. Sr. DAG, Punjab. *** M.M.KUMAR. J. In the instant writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, the petitioner has prayed for issuance of direction to respondents No. 1 to 6 to provide police protection to him, his family members, employees and labour engaged in execution and performance of the labour and cartage contract at Sahnewal Centre of the Markfed. Prayer for protecting the life and liberty of the petitioner has also been made. Reply on behalf of respondents No. 1,2, 4 and 6 has been filed today in the Court. Copy furnished to the learned counsel for the petitioner. Learned State counsel, on instructions from Gurjit Singh, SHO Sahnewal, District Ludhiana,states that the police protection shall be provided to the petitioner as and when required. Writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms. (M.M.KUMAR) JUDGE (T.P.S.MANN) JUDGE February 11, 2008 paramjit