IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 589 of 2006 Date of Decision: 01.11.2010 COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION Versus State of Punjab and others CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MUKUL MUDGAL, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI. 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. O.S.Batalvi, Advocate, for Union of India. Mr. Rupinder Khosla, Addl. A.G. Punjab Mr. B.S.Rana, Addl. A.G. Haryana **** MUKUL MUDGAL, C.J.(Oral) 1. This petition arose on suo motu notice taken by this Court on 12.01.2006. 2. An affidavit of Vinod Sharma, Under Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Home Affairs & Justice, Chandigarh has been filed that the Punjab Government has already passed a bill namely the Punjab Prevention of Human Smuggling Act, 2010. Paragraph No. 10 of the said affidavit reads as follow:- “ That the Punjab Vidhan Sabha passed the Bill in its sitting held on 1.10.2010.” 3. It is further stated in the affidavit that the said bill is awaiting the Presidential assent as provided under Section 254(2) of the Constitution of India. CWP No. 589 of 2006 [2] 4. In this view of the matter, we are satisfied that no further orders are called for save and except that a direction be issued to State of Haryana to consider or pass an enactment similar to that passed by the State of Punjab. With these observations, this petition stands disposed of. (MUKUL MUDGAL) CHIEF JUSTICE (AJAY TEWARI) 01.11.2010 JUDGE 'ravinder'