IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.2911 of 2007 Date of Decision: 26.11.2008 Rome Singh Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.S.THAKUR, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH Present: Mr.Vivek Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Amol Rattan Singh, Addl. A.G. Punjab for the respondents ….. T.S.Thakur, C.J. (Oral) The only grievance made in this writ petition filed in public interest is that Auto-Rickshaw drivers plying in Jalandhar are violating permit conditions, in terms whereof they cannot take a passenger outside the municipal limits, for which the permit has been granted. The grievance has been made by particular reference to the Rikshaws plying within the Municipal Corporation limits of Jalandhar. The allegation is that the Rickshaw owners and the drivers are being allowed by the authorities to ply beyond the municipal limits also. Mr. Amol Rattan Singh, Addl. A.G. Punjab submits on instructions that effective steps are being taken by the authorities to prevent Auto Rickshaws plying beyond the municipal limits concerned, for which the permits have been granted. He submits that not only the District Transport Officer but even the traffic police authorities have instructions to Civil Writ Petition No.2911 of 2007 proceed against any Auto Rickshaw plying in violation of the terms and conditions of the permit. In the circumstances, therefore and keeping in view the submissions made by Mr.Singh all that we need say is that the authorities shall continue their efforts to prevent violation of the terms and conditions subject to which the permit holders are allowed to ply their Auto Rickshaws within the Municipal Corporation limits. The Inspector General of Traffic Police shall in this regard issue a specific direction to the traffic authorities within his jurisdiction and so shall the State Transport Commissioner to ensure that there is no violation of the permits subject to which three wheeler/ Auto Rickshaws are allowed to operate in municipal limits. With these observations and directions the writ petition is disposed off leaving the parties to bear their own costs. (T.S.THAKUR) CHIEF JUSTICE 26.11.2008 (JASBIR SINGH) gk JUDGE 2