1 C.W.P. No. 5426 of 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH --- Civil Writ Petition No. 5426 of 2010 Date of Decision: March 26, 2010 Nirmal Dass --- Petitioner Versus Nagar Panchayat Khamanon, Fatehgarh Sahib and others --- Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL *** PRESENT: Mr. Mehar Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. --- AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. In this petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the notice dated 19.1.2010, Annexure P-3, passed by the Executive Officer, Nagar Panchayat, Khamanon, District Fatehgarh Sahib, whereby the petitioner was required to furnish the proof with regard to the period when his shop in question was constructed. The petitioner further prayed that a direction may also be issued for staying the demolition of the shop, existing in the name and style of Nirmal Medical Store, during the pendency of the writ petition. 2 C.W.P. No. 5426 of 2010 Learned counsel for the petitioner, at the hearing of the petition, submitted that the petitioner has already submitted reply on 19.2.2010, in response to the notice, Annexure P-3, a copy whereof has been placed on the record of the petition as Annexure P-4, but no action has been taken thereon by the respondents till date and still they are proceeding to demolish the shop. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner shall feel satisfied if a direction is issued to respondent No.1 to take a final decision on the reply, Annexure P-4, furnished by him to the notice, Annexure P-3, in a given time-frame. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and perusing the record, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to take a final decision on the reply, Annexure P-4, furnished by the petitioner to the notice, Annexure P-3, by passing a speaking order in accordance with law, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Till the final decision on the reply of the petitioner, Annexure P-4 is taken by the respondents, no demolition of the petitioner’s shop shall be carried out. (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) March 26, 2010 JUDGE *RKMALIK*