Criminal Misc. No. M-30948 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-30948 of 2010 Date of decision:- 14.03.2011 Harjit Kaur and another ...Petitioners Versus Gurpreet Singh and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present:- Mr. Amandeep Singh Manaise, Advocate for the petitioners. RITU BAHRI J.(Oral) As per office report, service is complete but none has put in appearance on behalf of respondents. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that the complaint filed by the petitioners titled 'Harjit Kaur and another versus Gurpreet Singh and others' under Section 12 read with Sections 17,18,19,20 and 22 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 is pending since 22.2.2007 before the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Amritsar. As per zimni orders reproduced in the petition, after notice, the reply was filed on 06.6.2007. In the zimni orders, after filing of reply, respondents did not appear. The complaint is pending for the last four years. As per order dated 25.8.2010 it was adjourned on request of counsel for the petitioner, for 27.9.2010 for consideration on interim relief to the petitioners. In the present petition, after issuing notice of motion, the respondents have been served but no one has put in appearance on their behalf. In view of the facts stated above, this criminal miscellaneous Criminal Misc. No. M-30948 of 2010 -2- petition is disposed of by giving direction to the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Amritsar to dispose of the complaint in question within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. March 14, 2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Vijay Asija ```` JUDGE