IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.9117 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 16th November, 2009 Rajinder Kumar … Petitioner Versus Commissioner-cum-Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Sanjiv Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. P.S. Khurana, Advocate for the applicant respondent No.3. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Civil Misc. No. 18635 of 2009 Application is allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Civil Misc. No. 18636 of 2009 Application is allowed. Communication (Annexure R-3/1) is taken on record. Civil Writ Petition No.9117 of 2009 Present writ petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India with a prayer to quash the impugned order dated 13th September, 2005 (Annexure P-7) and order dated 31st March, 2009 (Annexure P-8). On August 24, 2009 this Court had passed the following order: “Counsel for the petitioner states that bank guarantee, as ordered, has been deposited with the Zila Parishad. Civil Writ Petition No. 9117 of 2009 Shri Khurana seeks time to file reply. On request, adjourned to 16.11.2009. It is apparent from the records that the petitioner is sitting in the shop in question for the last above more than 30 years. Counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner has no objection to increase the rent, as may be fixed by the respondent – Zila Parishad. Shri Khurana is directed to get instructions in that regard. Interim directions to continue till further orders.” Mr. P.S. Khurana has placed on record a communication (Annexure R-3/1), which reads as under: “Zila Parishad, Ludhiana has no objection in case petitioners are ready to pay rent till date alongwith interest and also ready to pay a rent at present market rate.” Counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner is ready and willing to accept the offer made by the Zila Parishad and he is also ready and willing to pay the rent at the present market rate. Petitioner may deposit the rent till date along with interest at the current market rate as assessed by the Zila Parishad. On payment of the amount, eviction order (Annexure P-7 and P-8) shall not be enforced by the Zila Parishad. On payment of the amount, the Bank Guarantee shall be released. With the observations made above, present writ petition is disposed of. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE November 16, 2009 rps 2