IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.6761 of 2010 Date of decision : 9.4.2010 Rakesh Singal ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL **** Present: Mr. K Kartikeya, Advocate, for Mr. Sanjiv Bansal, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. (ORAL) The petitioner has approached this Court under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the memo dated 29.3.2010 (Annexure P-3), whereby the respondents have required the petitioner to remove the alleged violations falling within five meters abutting the road. Learned counsel states that the petitioner has submitted a reply dated 2.4.2010 (Annexure P-4) to the aforesaid memo (Annexure P-3), on which no action has been taken so far. He, however, states that without taking any decision on the said memo reply (Annexure P-4), the respondents are attempting to demolish the construction. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner and perusing the file, it is considered appropriate that issuance of notice of motion to the respondents is not required at this stage as the writ petition can be disposed of by directing respondent No.2 to take a decision on the reply (Annexure P-4) submitted by the petitioner by passing a speaking order and after affording an opportunity of hearing to him. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of by directing respondent No.2 to take a decision by considering the reply Annexure P-4 and after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Demolition is stayed till the passing of the order by respondent No.2, as stipulated above. April 9, 2010 (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) atulsethi JUDGE