Civil Writ Petition No. 1907 of 2010 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Civil Writ Petition No. 1907 of 2010 Date of Decision: 19.8.2010 Swaranjeet Kaur and Another …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. V.K. Sandhir, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Ambika Luthra, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for respondents No.1 to 3. Mr. Sandeep Khunger, Advocate for respondent No.4. Mr. Lalit Sharma, Advocate for respondents No.5 and 6. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) In the present case, a prayer has been made that the respondents be directed to take action against the officials of the Municipal Corporation, Amritsar, who approved the site plans of Narinder Singh Narula, Kanwaljeet Kaur, Surjit Singh and Raj Gulri, in violation of the municipal laws and gave undue benefit to the above said persons. It is further prayed that in view of the enquiry conducted by the Vigilance Bureau, Punjab, on 21.9.1994 (Annexure P6) and the report submitted by the Assistant Town Planner, which was approved by respondent No.4, action be taken against the erring officials. It is further prayed that action be taken against the violators under Section 269 of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1976 (hereinafter referred to as “1976 Act”), in Civil Writ Petition No. 1907 of 2010 2 pursuance to the show cause notices (Annexures P7 and P8), issued on 16.4.1998. In the written statement, filed on behalf of respondent No.3, it is stated that an FIR was investigated, cancellation report was submitted and thereafter, the file of the case has been destroyed. The Municipal Town Planner, Municipal Corporation, Amritsar, has submitted that the present writ petition involves complicated questions of fact and law and the same can only be determined by the Civil Court. It is submitted that petitioners No.1 & 2 and respondent No. 5 have jointly filed a civil suit against the Municipal Corporation, Amritsar, in the year 1988 and after partition, the property is possessed by Narinder Singh Narula and his wife. Be that as it may, this Court is of the view that determination of the civil rights in civil suit and penal consequences in the criminal case are different than taking disciplinary action against the erring officials. Therefore, the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Amritsar, is directed to look into the grievance projected by the petitioners in the present writ petition and act in accordance with the provisions of law after affording an opportunity of hearing to all the concerned. The needful shall be done within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. With the observations made above, the present writ petition is disposed of. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge August 19, 2010 “DK”