CWP No. 6717 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 6717 of 2011 Date of decision:- 20.04.2011 Bhupinder Singh Yadav son of Achhe Yadav, President, Parvasi Mazdoor Union, Rajpura, Punjab, 8 KSM Road, Rajpura. ...... Petitioner Vs State of Punjab and others. ......Respondents CORAM:-HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present: Mr. Y.M. Bhagirath, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * * RANJAN GOGOI, C.J. (ORAL) This PIL has been filed seeking directions to the respondent No. 5 not to force migrants from other States who are residing in Rajpura Town to forcibly register them and issue verification cards by charging an amount of Rs. 100/- per card. According to the petitioner, there are large number of migrants working in different establishments in Rajpura Town. All such migrants have been living in Rajpura Town for long. The petitioner alleges that of late the respondent No. 5 has been forcing and compelling such migrants to register themselves and in fact the said respondent has been issuing verification/identity cards by charging Rs. 100/- from each migrant. The statements made in the writ petition would indicate that CWP No. 6717 of 2011 2 the petitioner has submitted a representation, in this regard, to the Chief Minister of the State on 05.04.2011. Copies of the said representation have been furnished, inter-alia, to the Home Secretary and Director General of Police, Punjab. As the said representation has been filed on 05.04.2011, naturally, the same has not been disposed of till date. Having considered the issues raised in the writ petition and as the matter pertains to the realm of a policy, we are of the view that, at this stage, it would be more appropriate to direct the Home Secretary, Government of Punjab to consider the matter and pass appropriate orders keeping in view the object for which such registration and identity cards are being issued. The concerned authority i.e. the Home Secretary, Government of Punjab will pass appropriate orders in the matter within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of this order and will also duly communicate the order to be passed to the petitioner. This will dispose of the PIL. (RANJAN GOGOI) CHIEF JUSTICE (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 20.04.2011 Amodh