CWP No.15633 of 2011 (O&M) [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.15633 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 09.09.2011 Swaran Singh son of Sant Singh resident of Dhakansu Kalan, Tehsil Rajpura, District Patiala and another ... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab through Secretary Home, Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present: Mr. K.S. Chahal, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Anil Sharma, Addl. AG, Punjab. ***** 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? YES/NO 2. To be referred to the reporters or not? YES/NO 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest? YES/NO K. KANNAN, J. (Oral) 1. Mr. M.K. Sharma, the Superintendent of Police, who is arrayed as respondent No.3 is present in Court and Mr. Rajan Parminder Singh, Station House Officer, who is arrayed as respondent No.4 is also present in Court. The allegation of the petitioners is that they are being pressurized to execute a sale of their property in favour of the respondents No.5 and 6, who have high political connections and one of them is an ex-minister. The petitioners speak about their own vulnerabilities to such pressure, having regard to the fact that one is a widow and yet another is a daughter, who is unmarried. The counsel assures on behalf of the State that there shall be no undue pressure on the CWP No.15633 of 2011 (O&M) [2] petitioners and they are not in any way concerned to the transaction involving civil rights of the parties. It appears that some complaints have been referred to the Police and the third respondent has made a representation that the matter relates to civil nature and they will not interfere. 2. There is already an averment in the petition that there is civil litigation between the petitioners and the private respondents. For any threat to the possession, the petitioners shall have remedy before the Civil Court where the case is pending and take appropriate orders of police protection from the Civil Judge if they make out a case for such a relief. The direction in this case shall, therefore, be no more than recording an assurance from the State that none of the Police officials shall in any manner cause harassment to the petitioners and the petitioners themselves will be at liberty, if any, criminal offence is apprehended or committed at the instance of any other private respondents, to take independent action and not through this writ petition. 3. The writ petition is disposed of as above. SEPTEMBER 09.09.2011 ( K. KANNAN ) Rajan JUDGE