IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 20678 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION: December 9, 2008 Parminder Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JORA SINGH Present: Mr. Vikas Bahl, Advocate, for the petitioner. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? M.M. KUMAR, J. The petitioner has prayed for quashing order dated 2.4.1996 (P-9) cancelling allotment of Plot No. 8, Industrial Area, Phagwara. The aforementioned order of resumption was never challenged before any authority although subsequent proceedings under the provisions of the Punjab Public Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1973, initiated by the respondents C.W.P. No. 20678 of 2008 have failed, as is evident from the perusal of order dated 9.7.2003 (P-7) and subsequent appellate order dated 20.2.2004 (P-8). After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner and perusing the paper book, we are of the considered view that order of cancellation dated 2.4.1996 (P-9) cannot be subject matter of challenge at such a belated stage, especially when the petitioner has claimed that the aforementioned order has merged into the subsequent orders dated 9.7.2003 and 20.2.2004 (P-7 & P-8), which are favourable to the petitioner. On the one hand challenge to the order dated 2.4.1996 (P-9) suffers from delay and laches and on the other hand orders dated 9.7.2003 and 20.2.2004 (P-7 & P-8) do not give rise to any cause of action as they are favourable to the petitioner. There is, thus, no merit in the instant petition and the same is dismissed. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (JORA SINGH) December 9, 2008 JUDGE Pkapoor 2