IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 22650 of 2011 Date of Decision: 07.12.2011 Dr. Mohinder Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT 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. H.C.Arora, Advocate, for the petitioners. **** RANJAN GOGOI, C.J.(Oral) This Public Interest Litigation has been filed seeking directions from the Court for taking effective steps to clear stagnant rain water which affects the residents of City Banur, District SAS Nagar, Mohali. 2. According to the writ petitioners, a lay out plan has been prepared which has not been implemented so far resulting in environmental hazards to the residents of the locality. 3. We are surprised to take note of the fact that the petitioners had approached the Punjab Human Rights Commission on the same very issue and the grievances of the petitioners were infact entertained by the said Commission. Be that as it may, not being successful in the aforesaid venture, the present writ petition has been filed as a Public Interest Litigation seeking the direction(s), as already noticed. In the meantime, the petitioners have served a legal notice on CWP No. 22650 of 2011 [2] the Chief Engineer, Drainage, Secretary, Punjab Mandi Board, Chandigarh, Deputy Commissioner, SAS Nagar, Mohali and other authorities for implementation of the proposals that have been drawn up. 4. Having taken note of the aforesaid facts, we are of the view that the just, fair and appropriate order in the case would be to direct the respondents i.e. Chief Engineer, Drainage, Secretary, Punjab Mandi Board, Chandigarh and Deputy Commissioner, SAS Nagar, Mohali to take on record the legal notice served upon them by the petitioners and dispose of the same by passing necessary orders within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. PIL is disposed of accordingly. (RANJAN GOGOI) CHIEF JUSTICE (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 07.12.2011 'ravinder'