IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 7650 of 2011 Date of Decision: 22.12.2011 Kamini Devi ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. S.P.Soi, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Anupinder Singh Grewal, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab for the respondents. Mr. D.S.Patwalia, Advocate, for respondent No.3. **** RANJAN GOGOI, C.J.(Oral) This Public Interest Litigation has been filed seeking appropriate orders from the Court to prevent noise pollution in the residential area of village Sansarpur, near Canara Bank, Tehsil & District Jalandhar allegedly caused by respondents No. 5 and 6 by playing the loud speaker at a high pitch and in the process creating noise pollution. The Deputy Commissioner, Jalandhar, who had enquired into the matter, as ordered by the Court, has submitted a status report wherein it has been stated in para No.4 that there is no instance of any loud speaker having been used by respondents No. 5 and 6 of late and that personal minor grudges may have led to the institution of the Public Interest Litigation. That apart, the Deputy Commissioner in the CWP No. 7650 of 2011 [2] status report has further stated that the writ petitioner had informed the officers conducting enquiry that she had filed the writ petition one year back and that there is no recent instance of noise pollution caused by respondents No. 5 and 6. Infact, according to the writ petitioner, as on date, she has no grievance in the matter. In view of the aforesaid facts stated in the status report of the Deputy Commissioner, Jalandhar, which have not been controverted by the petitioner, we are of the view that there is no further live issue in this Public Interest Litigation which would require adjudication by the Court. PIL shall stand disposed of accordingly. (RANJAN GOGOI) CHIEF JUSTICE 22.12.2011 (SURYA KANT) 'ravinder' JUDGE