IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.15402 of 2009 Date of Decision: 07.10.2009 Lal Man and others Petitioners Versus Archaeological Survey of India and others Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH Present: Mr.Sanjeev Walia, Advocate for the petitioners ….. Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) Admittedly, the petitioners are sitting unauthorizedly over the public land. It is case of the petitioners that about a week back, the respondents came to the spot and directed them to vacate the land, failing which, they were threatened with demolition. By filing this writ petition, the petitioners virtually pray that injunction be granted in favour of the petitioners against threatened demolition. It is further claimed that in terms of the judgment Annexure P1, directions be issued to the respondent- authorities to rehabilitate the petitioners. This Court feels that the petitioners are not entitled to get benefit under the above said judgment. The judgment was challenged by the HUDA before the Hon’ble Supreme Court, wherein one time settlement scheme to rehabilitee those, who were the petitioners in those petitions was approved by the Hon’ble Supreme Court. A law breaker cannot be granted Civil Writ Petition No.15402 of 2009 protection under the provisions of Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India. Dismissed. However, liberty is left with the petitioners to make a representation to the authorities for requisite relief. 07.10.2009 (Jasbir Singh) gk Judge 2