IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.4903 of 2009 Date of decision: March 27, 2009. Sanjay Kumar & Ors. ...Petitioner(s) v. State of Punjab & Ors. ...Respondent(s) CORAM: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: Shri Amit Jain, Advocate for the petitioners. ORDER Surya Kant, J. - (Oral): The petitioners seek quashing of the public notice (Annexure P- 3) in terms whereof it is alleged that they are being asked to shift their dairy business outside the municipal limits of Khanna. They also seek a direction for allotment of suitable sites to them outside the municipal limits in terms of resolution No.16/267 dated 27.9.2005 passed by the Municipal Council, Khanna. It appears from the record that the petitioners are carrying on the dairy business/milk vending within the municipal limits of Khanna for the last several years. The Municipal Council, however, resolved on 8.1.1993 that the petitioners shall keep their cattle outside the municipal limits. The petitioners challenged the said resolution in a civil suit. Meanwhile, the Municipal Council passed resolution no.16/267 dated 27.9.2005 resolving to prepare a scheme for allotment of suitable sites to the dairy owners outside the municipal limits. Pursuant thereto a public notice was issued on 25.8.2006 inviting applications from the persons like the petitioners, who submitted their applications along with requisite demand of Rs.10,000/-. No decision thereafter is stated to have been taken by the Municipal Council as no alternative sites have been allotted to the petitioners. Meanwhile, some public notice has appeared and the petitioners apprehend that in terms of the original resolution dated 8.1.1993, their business activities are likely to be thrown outside the municipal limits. The petitioners are stated to have made several representations including the representation dated 13.1.2009 (Annexure P-7) but no action has been taken by the municipal authorities so far. Having heard Learned Counsel for the Petitioners at some length and keeping in view the nature of relief sought by them, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the municipal Council, Khanna to consider the petitioners' claim in terms of its resolution No. 16/267 dated 27.9.2005 regarding the allotment of alternative sites outside the municipal limits within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Till such a decision is taken, the petitioners shall not be dispossessed from their existing business premises. Dasti March 27, 2009. [ Surya Kant ] kadyan Judge