HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.5289 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 01.07.2010 **** Lalit Kumar . . . . Petitioner VS. UT Chandigarh and others . . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Mr. Paras Money Goyal, Advocate and Mr. Rose Gupta, Advocate for Mr. Puneet Bali, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Sanjay Kaushal, Senior Standing Counsel, UT ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) CWP No.5289 of 2009.doc (1). Learned Senior Standing Counsel, UT Chandigarh Administration has filed an affidavit of Hargunjit Kaur, PCS, Assistant Estate Officer, Chandigarh Administration, Chandigarh, which is taken on record. As per the averments made therein, the Shop-cum-Flat (SCF) can be permitted to be used as Shop-cum-Office (SCO) in terms of the Notification dated 20.05.1998 of the Chandigarh Administration subject to the conditions contained in the said Notification itself and on payment of charges for change of use at the prescribed rate(s). (2). Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready and willing to deposit those charges. (3). In the light of the above-mentioned stand taken by both the parties, the writ petition is allowed; the impugned orders are hereby quashed subject to compliance of the following directions:- i. The petitioner shall move an application before the Estate Officer, Chandigarh Administration seeking conversion of the SCF to SCO within a period of two weeks; ii. The Estate Officer/Assistant Estate Officer, Chandigarh Administration shall intimate to 2 - CWP No.5289 of 2009.doc the petitioner the total charges for change of use within two weeks thereafter; iii. The petitioner, on receipt of the above intimation, shall deposit those charges within a period of two weeks; (4). Upon receipt thereof, the user of the subject premises shall stand regularized subject to compliance of other rules/byelaws/conditions. (5). Ordered accordingly. (6). Dasti . (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 01.07.2010 vishal shonkar 3 -