IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 2825 of 2009 Date of decision: 29.9.2011 Malkiat Singh …. Petitioner Versus Commissioner Municipal Corporation Shimla & Anr. ….Respondents Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta, J. Whether approved for reporting? No For the petitioner: Mr. Ajay Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Shrawan Dogra, Advocate, for respondent No.1. Mr. Arvind Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.2. _____________________________________________________ Deepak Gupta, J(oral) 1. The main dispute raised by the petitioner is with regard to the accommodation to be granted to him. I had called upon to the respondents to file a list of vacant accommodation, if any, available and also the list of accommodation which is likely to fall vacant in the next six months. 2. The Assistant Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Shimla has filed an affidavit, in which he has stated that the petitioner has opted to take the accommodation to be vacated by Smt. Gurmeet Kaur, 2 who retired on 31st July, 2011. Obviously, the retired employee has a right to retain the accommodation for some period in accordance with law. If the petitioner is interested in any other accommodation which is lying vacant as mentioned in the affidavit, he shall give his choice within three days from today. If he does not do so, he shall wait till Smt. Gurmeet Kaur vacates the accommodation. 3. With the aforesaid observation, the petition is disposed of. No costs. September 29, 2011 (Deepak Gupta) (vt) Judge