C.W.P.No. 9002 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No. 9002 of 2010 Date of decision: 4.4.2011 Karam Singh ........Petitioner Versus The Punjab State Human Rights Commission ........Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Rahul Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Charanjit Singh Bakshi, Advocate for the respondent RANJAN GOGOI, CJ. : (Oral) The only grievance raised in this writ petition is against the actions of the Punjab State Human Rights Commission in taking suo motu cognizance of the matter highlighted in a newspaper report dated 9.6.2009 (Annexure P-6). A contention has also been raised that the writ petitioner has filed a civil suit wherein an order of injunction/order granting status quo has been passed by the learned Trial Court. We have read and considered the newspaper report (Annexure P-6) as well as order of the learned Trial Court (Annexure P-5). It is our considered view that having regard to the facts of the case the Commission should be left to decide its jurisdiction in the present matter keeping in view the definition of “Human Rights” as contained in Section 2(1)(d) of the C.W.P.No. 9002 of 2010 2 Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. The Punjab State Human Rights Commission will now decide the issue within a month from today. The petitioner is permitted to intervene in the matter and raise all such objections before the Commission as have been raised in the present writ petition. Writ petition shall stand dispose of in the above terms. (RANJAN GOGOI) CHIEF JUSTICE (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) JUDGE April 4, 2011 RSK NOTE: Whether to be referred to the Reporter or not? _____