IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 21491 of 2008 Date of Decision: 07.12.2010 Vijay Kumar ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MUKUL MUDGAL, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present :- Mr. Mohinder Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Madhu Dayal, Addl. A.G. Punjab for respondents No.1, 4 and 5. Mr. Naresh Parbhakar, Advocate for respondent No.2. Mr. Atrar Ahmad, Advocate for respondent No.3. Mr. P.S.Brar, Advocate, for respondents No. 8 and 9. Mr. J.K.Puri, Advocate for respondent No. 10. ----- MUKUL MUDGAL, C.J.(Oral) This petition has been filed by the petitioner for issuance of a direction for removing illegal/unauthorized factories from the residential areas of Jalandhar City, especially from # 207, Chahar Bagh, Jalandhar City, which is a residential plot, but has been converted into commercial complex illegally from where number of manufacturing units like Flex Printing Press in the name & style of “ Jan Shree Arts” and Desert Cooler Fabrication unit etc. are being run illegally from the residential premises, without obtaining any licence or N.O.C. from Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar and are emitting CWP No. 21491 of 2008 [2] foul smell and causing noise, air and water pollution in the area, due to which the residents of the area are affected and suffering from various ailments like skin & breathing problems, Asthma and irritation in eyes and skin, and these units/factories are also causing loss to Punjab State Electricity Board by running these units on Domestic Electricity connection instead of Commercial electricity connection or on illegal connection. It was further prayed that Punjab State Electricity Board be directed to recover the damages from these factories/manufacturing units which are running on domestic electricity connection and illegal electricity connections. 2. Upon notice, the respondents have filed their reply. 3. At the out set, we have been informed by learned counsel for Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar that action according to law has been taken against M/s Shiva Machine Works and M/s Universal Pvt. Ltd. However, learned counsel for the petitioner urges that there are other entities who are violating the residential norms by running commercial/industrial enterprises. In this view of the matter, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar to ensure that all such enterprises are dealt with in accordance with law. (MUKUL MUDGAL) CHIEF JUSTICE (RANJAN GOGOI) 07.12.2010 JUDGE 'ravinder'