IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH COCP No.2837 of 2011 (O & M) Date of Decision: May 29, 2012 Sukhwinder Singh Bhoma & another ..... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS S.C. Aggarwal, Chief Secretary, Government of Punjab, Punjab Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh & others ..... RESPONDENT(S) . . . 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. S.L. Chander Shekhar, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. G.S. Cheema, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for respondent Nos.1 to 3 and 5. Ms. Kamla Malik, Advocate, for respondent No.4. . . . Surya Kant, J (Oral) 1. Respondent No.2 as well as respondent No.5 have filed their reply/affidavit explaining the effective steps taken by them to redress the grievance of the victims of 1984 Anti Sikh Riots. It is also COCP No.2837 of 2011 [2] explained by the Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar that no specific case of victimisation or of not granting benefit(s) under the Central/ State Policies has been pointed out by the petitioners. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners however contends that one Mrs. Gurpreet Kaur (Annexure P-14) and some other similarly placed riot victims have not been granted the due benefit(s). 3. If that is so, this contempt petition is disposed of with liberty to the victims or their representatives to approach this Court or any other appropriate forum alongwith requisite record in support of their claim. 4. Suffice it would be to observe at this stage that if any such victim comes forward alongwith relevant proofs, respondent No.5 or any other prescribed authority shall be under a legal obligation to consider and dispose of the claim of such victim in accordance with Government Policy. In case, their grievance is still not fully redressed, they may approach this Court or any other appropriate forum. 5. Rule discharged. (Surya Kant) May 29, 2012 Judge avin