CWP No. 15164 of 2009 :1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH * * * * * CWP No. 15164 of 2009 Date of decision :December 23, 2009 * * * * * Sanjiv Kumar ............petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...........respondents * * * * * CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JORA SINGH * * * * * Present: Mr. Raman Mohinder, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. J.S Puri, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Sukhdeep S. Sandhu, Central Govt. Counsel for Union of India. * * * * * HEMANT GUPTA, J. This order shall dispose of CWP Nos. 15164 & 15194 and 15333 of 2009 challenging the action of respondents in passing eviction order against the petitioners from the premises declared as protected monument. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that while declaring Shahi Samadhan and deodi as protected monument vide CWP No. 15164 of 2009 :2: notification dated 30.1.2009, no site plan has been appended with the said notification and that petitioners are not in possession of any part of the area declared as protected monuments and that no opportunity of hearing is granted before passing an order of eviction. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, we dispose of the present writ petitions by setting aside the eviction order and by permitting the petitioners to file reply to the show cause notices on or before 15.1.2010. The respondents may take a final decision in pursuance of the show cause notices served as expeditiously as possible after such opportunity to file reply and after complying with the principles of natural justice. Copy of the order be given dasti on payment of the usual charges. ( HEMANT GUPTA ) JUDGE December 23, 2009 ( JORA SINGH ) ritu JUDGE