CWP No.5215 of 1988 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Writ Petition No.5215 of 1988 Date of decision: 4.3.2010 Atamjit Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: None for the petitioner. Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, DAG, Punjab for respondents No.1 & 2. Mr. R.D. Bawa, Advocate, for respondent No.3. Rajan Gupta, J. (oral) In this petition a writ in the nature of certiorari has been sought for quashing order dated 29th November, 1985 (Annexure P-2), passed by Secretary, Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar, fixing annual rental value of the property @ Rs.11,880/- as well as order dated 7th December, 1987 (Annexure P-4), passed by Commissioner, Jalandhar Division), exercising the powers of appellate authority. Learned counsel for respondent No.3 has pointed out that there is no legal infirmity with the impugned order. According to him, it is admitted on record that first floor of the accommodation was rented out @ Rs.500/- per month and thus, the Assessing Authority rightly arrived at a conclusion that rental value of the ground floor would be about Rs. 600/- per month. On this basis, he submits that the annual CWP No.5215 of 1988 2 rental value of the property was correctly fixed by the assessing authority. He submits that in appeal, opportunity of hearing was granted to the petitioner and thereafter, the order passed by the assessing authority was upheld. The matter has been heard at some length. However, nobody has put in appearance on behalf of the petitioner. Same was the situation on the last three dates of hearing. Fresh notice was directed to be issued to the petitioner vide order dated 29th January, 2010. However, same was returned with the remarks that whereabouts of the petitioner were not known. It appears that petitioner is no longer interested in pursuing this petition. Dismissed for non-prosecution. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 4.3.2010 'rajpal'