IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.3928 of 2009 Date of decision: March 10, 2009. Liberty Multi-speciality Hospital ...Petitioner(s) v. State of Punjab and 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 Atul Lakhanpal, Senior Advocate, with Shri PJS Khurana, Advocate for the petitioner. ORDER Surya Kant, J. - (Oral): The petitioner has two-fold grievance. Firstly, it seeks a direction to the respondents to finalize the policy regarding regularization of Nursing Homes/Clinics/hospitals running in the residential premies for the last more than 25-30 years. The petitioner also seeks quashing of the resumption notice dated 5.11.2008 (Annexure P-10). The petitioner-hospital was statedly established in the year 1970. It is averred that besides the petitioner, there are several other nursing homes/clinics/hospitals which are being run from the residential premises, as no sites for hospitals have been separately allocated or earmarked in SAS Nagar (Mohali). Relying upon some policy decision taken by the Chandigarh Administration and Delhi Administration, the petitioner contends that it is imperative upon the respondent administration to take a policy decision regarding regularization of the nursing homes/clinics etc. which are being run from the residential premises. The record reveals that some policy decision is under consideration of the authorities as vide letter dated 1.8.2008 (Annexure P-9), one Dr. Satinder Pal Singh was requested to attend the meeting held for taking a policy decision in the matter. No final decision, however, appears to have been taken so far. Having heard Learned Counsel for the Petitioner and keeping in view the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to the Chief Administrator, GMADA – respondent No.2 to take an appropriate policy decision in accordance with the policy, regulations and law, if any, on the subject, as early as possible but not later than four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. As regards the second relief, namely, issuance of resumption notice to the petitioner, suffice it to say that the petitioner may represent and explain the circumstances, as have been pleaded in the writ petition. Respondent No.3 shall consider and dispose of the same in accordance with law. However, it will be desirable that before taking any further action in the matter, firstly, the policy decision regarding regularization of the hospitals/nursing homes/clinics sites is taken by the authorities. With these observations and directions, this writ petition is disposed of. March 10, 2009. [ Surya Kant ] kadyan Judge