C.W.P.No.15620 of 2007 -1- In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh C.W.P.No.15620 of 2007 Date of decision: October 11, 2007 Sukhjit Kaur and others ---Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and another. ---Respondents Coram: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.KUMAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr.J.K.Sibal, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Sapan Dhir, Advocate, for the petitioners. *** M.M.KUMAR J. This order shall dispose of 14 writ petitions, which are fully detailed in the footnote. Facts have been referred from C.W.P.No. 15620 of 2007. Mr. J.K.Sibal, learned Senior counsel for the petitioners submits that this Court in CWP No. 1926 of 1997 titled as Usha Rani and others V. State of Punjab and others, decided on May 19, 2007 had passed the following order- We have heard the learned counsel for the parties who are before us today. We find that in view of the very nature of the facts and the record and the questions raised in this bunch of petitioners and also arising out of the report of Sh. R.L.Kalsia, Director, Social Security Women and Child Development Punjab, Chandigarh, which has been submitted before us in Court it is not possible for us to examine inter se claim of C.W.P.No.15620 of 2007 -2- the parties on account of seriously disputed questions of fact but as this matter has been pending in this court the motion stage since the year 1997, we deem it appropriate that either the State Government itself of through some Committee, should have the issues examined after hearing all those who are likely to be affected and after giving them an opportunity of filing objections against the report and to take a decision on the issues raised within 12 months from today. Till the Government takes the decision. We direct that the interim orders granted in the present set of writ petitions shall continue to operate. We also permit all the parties in the writ petitions to file a fresh set of objections should they so desire within a period of one month from the date that a certified copy of this order is supplied to them. The writ petitions are accordingly disposed of. Copy of the order b e given dasti to the learned counsel for the parties. Learned counsel submits that in pursuance to the aforementioned orders, a committee was constituted which perhaps has submitted its report. As per the report, now the petitioners have been issued show cause notices (Annexure P-4). However, the report of the Committee constituted by the State Government has not been supplied to the petitioners, hence the petitioners are handicapped in filing objections to the said Report. Learned counsel submits that the respondents be directed to furnish a copy of the Report of the Committee headed by Sh. Satish Chandra, IAS, Commissioner dated 27.2.2007, to enable the petitioners to C.W.P.No.15620 of 2007 -3- file objections against the said Report before the competent authority. Notice of motion. Mr.Amol Rattan Singh, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, who is present in the Court, accepts notice, on the asking of the Court. Three copies of the writ petition shall be handed over to him during the course of the day. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioners, we disposed of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No. 1 to supply a copy of the Report to the Committee dated 27.2.2007 headed by Sh. Satish Chandra IAS, Commissioner to the petitioners within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. On receipt of the Report, the petitioners may file their reply within a period of two weeks thereafter. In the meantime, no action in pursuance to the show cause notices issued to the petitioners be taken against them. These petitions are disposed of in the above terms. Copy of this order be given dasti. (M.M.KUMAR) JUDGE (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) JUDGE October 11, 2007 paramjit _______________________________ 1. Sukhjit Kaur and others v. State of Punjab and another (C.W.P.No. 15620 of 2007. 2. Surinderpal Kaur and others v. State of Punjab and another (C.W.P.No. 15628 of 2007) 3. Bharbhur Kaur v. State of Punjab and another (C.W.P.No. 15676 of 2007) 4. Sukhminder Kaur @ Sukhwinder Kaur v.State of Punjab and others (C.W.P.No. 15684 of 2007) 5. Narinder Kaur and others. v. State of Punjab and another (C.W.P.No. 15704 of 2007) 6. Shakuntla Devi v. State of Punjab and others (C.W.P.No. 15709 of 2007) 7. Sheela Devi @ Sheela Rani v. State of Punjab and another (C.W.P.No. 15711 of 2007) 8. Baljit Kaur. v. State of Punjab and others (C.W.P.No. 15713 of 2007) 9. Surinder Kaur v. State of Punjab and others (C.W.P.No. 15723 of 2007) 10.Jaspal Kaur v. State of Punjab and others (C.W.P.No. 15754 of 2007) 11.Kashmir Kaur v. State of Punjab and others (C.W.P.No. 15760 of 2007) C.W.P.No.15620 of 2007 -4- 12.Harpreet Kaur v. State of Punjab and others (C.W.P.No. 15766 of 2007) 13.Balbir Kaur v. State of Punjab and others (C.W.P.No. 15767 of 2007) 14.Varinder Kaur . State of Punjab and others (C.W.P.No. 15775 of 2007)