CWP No.1517 of 2005 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARAYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.1517 of 2005 (O&M) Date of Decision: March 14, 2011 Punjab Human Rights Commission through its District President(Jalandhar Unit) ….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others.. ….Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND KUMAR Present: Mr. R.S. Bains, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. P.S. Thaira, Additional Advocate General, Punjab None for respondents No.4 and 5. *** HEMANT GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present writ petition in public interest was filed for issuance of directions to investigate into scam of providing basic amenities to unauthorized colonies in connivance with the colonizers and also for regularization of the illegal colonies with further direction to put check on further mushrooming of these illegal colonies. During the pendency of the writ petition, many developments have been taken place including approval of Master Plan of the Urban Area of Jalandhar. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that he would be satisfied if the respondents act in accordance with Master Plan and permit the -1- CWP No.1517 of 2005 constructions in terms of Master Plan and take remedial steps wherever there is a violation of Master Plan. Mr. Thaira, learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab states that the State Government shall act strictly in accordance with the Master Plan and shall ensure that the Master Plan is enforced in true letter and spirit. Thus, the writ petition is disposed of in view of the statement of Shri Thaira on behalf of the State Government. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further pointed out that initially an FIR was lodged against the certain officials of the municipal Corporation, Jalandhar in respect of missing of about 700 files. But, therefore, the State Government has filed a cancellation report, the action on which was stayed by this Court. It is prayed that the said cancellation report submitted by the State Government is illegal, arbitrary and unjustified. In view of fact that the State Government has filed a cancellation report before the competent Court, we dispose of the present writ petition with a liberty to the petitioner to file a protest petition before the competent Court. As and when the protest petition is filed, the learned trial Magistrate shall take action on it in accordance with law. No further order or direction is called for. (HEMANT GUPTA) JUDGE 14.03.2011 (ARVIND KUMAR) vcgarg JUDGE -2-