IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP.NO.1638 of 2007 DATE OF ORDER: 8.4.2008 Hari Kishan ....Petitioner(s) through Shri S.S. Salar, Advocate Versus State of Punjab .....Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJENDER JAIN,CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH .*.*. 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers 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? VIJENDER JAIN, CHIEF JUSTICE (ORAL) Petitioner has filed this petition, inter-alia, for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the Improvement Trust, Ludhiana to allot to the petitioner the plot against which he was held to be successful or in the alternative to allot any other alternative plot in the same scheme as per approval by the Govt vide order dated 8.9.2006 Annexure P.8. Counter affidavit has been filed by the respondent, which is taken on record. Stand of the respondent is that the order dated 3.10.2005 of the Punjab Government at Annexure P.6 had been modified and superseded vide Annexure P.8 i.e letter of the State Government addressed to the Improvement Trust dated 8.9.2006 whereby resolution No.8 for re- consideration of resolution No.3 to allot alternative plots to the applicants, who were successful in the draw, was approved. However, it has been submitted that allotment of plots cannot be made to anyone in the light of the direction of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission dated 31.5.2006 till the decision of the revision petition pending before it as the Government has agreed to allot the plots vide approval dated 8.9.2006 Annexure P.8. We direct that the allotment be made after getting directions from the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in this regard. Liberty is granted to the parties to move the National Consumer CWP.NO.1638 of 2007 #2# Disputes Redressal Commission, if considered necessary. Petition stands disposed of. ( VIJENDER JAIN ) CHIEF JUSTICE April 08, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE