IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.13207 of 2010 Date of Decision : July 28, 2010. Joginder Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Nand Lal Sammi, 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 was allotted a residential plot measuring 500 square yards in Bathinda vide allotment letter dated 27.8.1993 (Annexure P-1). The petitioner paid some of the instalments till the year 1996 but thereafter, having defaulted on more than one occasions, he was served with a show cause notice dated 5.3.2001 (Annexure P-3) calling upon him to pay Rs.3,11,731/- by 31.12.2000. As the petitioner did not respond to the said show cause notice nor deposited the due amount, the allotment was cancelled and the amount deposited by him was forfeited vide memo dated 21.3.2001 (Annexure P-5). The petitioner much thereafter represented for restoration of the allotment in his favour but the respondent-Federation has turned down C.W.P.No .13207 of 2010 2 his request vide the impugned order dated 16.3.2010 (Annexure P-6). Aggrieved, the petitioner has approached this Court. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and keeping in view the fact that the petitioner has repeatedly failed to honour the terms and conditions of the allotment, no interference in the matter by this Court in exercise of its writ jurisdiction is called for. However, keeping in view the fact that the petitioner is stated to be an Ex-Army personnel and wants to settle down in Bathinda, I deem it appropriate to grant him liberty to represent before respondent No.2 for restoration of the allotment of the subject plot on payment of the current allotment price, if so permissible under the Rules/policy. If the petitioner expresses his willingness and applies for re-allotment, respondent No.2 is directed to reconsider the petitioner's request sympathetically and pass an appropriate order within a period of three months from the date of receipt of his application. Disposed of. Dasti. July 28, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE