IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.236 of 2011 Date of Decision : January 06, 2011. Jaswant Rai .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.L.M.Gulati, 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana to allot him an alternative site in lieu of his khoka so that he earns his livelihood. It is alleged that the petitioner has been running a small shop in the khokha situated at Taraf Kazi, Sant Longowal Market, Gill Chowk, Bye Pass, Ludhiana, for the last more than 50 years. The said khokha alongwith other encroachments is being removed by the Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana, in compliance to the directions issued by this Court vide order dated 4.10.2008 (Annexure P-2) passed in Civil Writ Petition No.2796 of 2007 (Sher Singh and another versus Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana and others)-a PIL. It is also alleged that on the removal of khokha, the petitioner would be left with no source C.W.P.No .236 of 2011 2 of livelihood to feed his poor family. The petitioner accordingly seeks allotment of an alternative site for which he has already represented the respondent-authorities vide representation dated 26.10.2010 (Annexure P- 3) but without any response thereto so far. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and keeping in view the facts noticed above, subject to verification by the Municipal authorities, Ludhiana, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana, to consider the petitioner's representation (Annexure P-3) for allotment of an alternative site, in accordance with law/Government Policy/Bye-laws, if any, and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order within a period of one month from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. January 06, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE