IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.2606 of 2011 Date of Decision : February 11, 2011. Sita Ram and others .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Amardeep Singh Gill, Advocate, for the petitioners. -.- 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 petitioners have been served with notice dated 22.11.2010 (Annexures P-17 to P-19) by the Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar for removal of the unauthorized encroachments made by them by constructing the huts etc on the public places. This action is taken by the respondent- Corporation pursuant to the directions issued by the Division Bench of this Court in C.W.P.No.4886 of 2003 (Court on its own motion versus State of Punjab and another), decided on 4.10.2008(Annexure P-20). It is evident from the photographs and the material on record that the constructions raised by the petitioners are unauthorized and is an encroachment on the public property/public path. That being so, no interference by this Court in the impugned action is called for. However, C.W.P.No .2606 of 2011 2 the demolition of the unauthorized constructions/structures raised by the petitioners would not deprive them of their right, if any, to seek alternative sites from the State Government/Municipal Corporation in terms of the Government Policy/Rehabilitation Scheme. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of, however, without interfering with the impugned notices but with liberty to the petitioners to represent to the State Government, Deputy Commissioner, Jalandhar and the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar, who in turn are directed to consider sympathetically and in accordance with the Government Policy, if any, on the subject for Rehabilitation of the petitioners in an authorized manner. Dasti. February 11, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE