IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 17695 of 2009. [O&M] Date of Decision: 28th July, 2010. Raghbir Singh Petitioner through Mr. Sanjiv Manrai, Advocate Versus State of Punjab & Ors. Respondents through Mr. H.S.Brar, Addl.AG, Punjab Mr. Rajiv Joshi, Advocate, for respondent No.2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? SURYA KANT, J. [ORAL] The petitioner seeks a direction against the Improvement Trust, Amritsar to consider his claim for allotment of a plot measuring 500 square yards in the category of 'locally displaced persons'. It appears that the petitioner's ownership qua land measuring 16 kanals situated within the revenue estate of village Gumthala, District Amritsar which has since been acquired by the Improvement Trust, is not in dispute. However, the respondents have held the petitioner ineligible for allotment as he allegedly does not fall within the amended definition of 'local displaced person'. The respondents have further averred that the validity of the amended definition of 'local displaced person' is sub-judice before the Hon'ble Supreme Court in a Special Leave Petition filed by the respondents in the case of Sushma Palta v State of Punjab & Ors. It is in this back-drop that the respondents have come up with the plea that the claim of the petitioner shall be considered after the decision of their S.L.P. Sushma Palta's case [supra]. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, I am of the considered view that the petitioner's claim need not be kept in abeyance due to pendency of the above stated SLP, rather the respondents can decide the same subject to the final orders that may be passed in the SLP pending in Sushma Palta's case [supra]. Ordered accordingly. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is willing and shall give an undertaking to the Improvement Trust that he shall not dispose of nor shall create any encumbrances on the allotted plot till the matter is finally decided by the Hon'ble Supreme Court. In this view of the matter, let an appropriate decision be taken by the Improvement Trust, Amritsar within a period of three months from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Disposed of. Dasti. July 28, 2010. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE