IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.18379 of 2009 Date of decision: 1st December, 2009 Fruit & Vegetable Merchants Union (Regd.) … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Satpal Jain, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Dheeraj Jain, Advocate for the petitioner. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Issue notice of motion. On the asking of Court, Mr.Anil Kumar Sharma, Additional Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the State. Two copies of the petition have been handed over to him. Petitioner Fruit & Vegetable Merchants Union represents fruit and vegetable vendors, who used to carry on their business in the old Mandi Amritsar, which was later de-notified by the Government. After the de-notification, it appears that the administration has taken active steps to dispossess the members of the Union from the premises occupied by them. An order to this effect was passed by the competent authority under the Public Premises Act. Grievance of the petitioner is that 75 members of the petitioner Union in their individual capacity have filed appeals and the same are pending before the Deputy Commissioner-cum-Commissioner, Amritsar. The appeals were presented on 17th November, 2009 and prayer Civil Writ Petition No.18379 of 2009 for interim relief was also made. The appellate authority, without entertaining the application for interim relief, had posted the cases for 3rd December, 2009. During the pendency of the appeals, respondents have initiated eviction proceedings. It is contended before this Court that till the appeals are decided or prayer for interim relief is considered, the authorities should not dispossess the members of the petitioner Union. I have heard Mr.Satpal Jain, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr.Dheeraj Jain and Mr. Anil Kumar Sharma, Addl. Advocate General Punjab. In the facts and circumstances of the case, Deputy Commissioner-cum-Commissioner, Amritsar is directed to consider the prayer for interim relief in the appeals preferred by the petitioners in accordance with provisions of law on 3rd December, 2009 at 2.00 p.m. when the appeals are fixed for hearing. Till the prayer for interim relief is considered and final decision is taken thereupon, members of petitioner Union shall not be dispossessed in case they have not been dispossessed earlier. Deputy Commissioner-cum-Commissioner, Amritsar is also directed to decide the appeals expeditiously, preferably within two weeks from the next date of hearing. With these observations, present petition is disposed of. Copy of this order be given dasti on payment of usual charges. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE December 1, 2009 rps 2