PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH. *** CWP No. 11259 of 2009 Date of Decision: July 29, 2009 *** Narender Singh Versus State of Haryana and others. *** Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice T.S.Thakur, CJ and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia. *** Present: Shri S.K.Sud, Advocate, for the petitioner. *** Present: Shri S.K.Sud, Advocate, for the petitioner. *** T.S.Thakur, CJ (Oral) We have heard learned counsel for the petitioner at some length. The grievance made by the petitioner is primarily regarding the parking rates prescribed for the use of a parking area in the up market Gurgaon. From a perusal of the averments made in the writ petition it appears that the parking rates are no more than Rs.5/- for a Motor Cycle/Scooter and Rs. 10/- for a Car/ Jeep upto four hours. The cyclist are required to pay Rs. 2/- upto four hours and Rs. 5/- for the whole day. These rates are not by any means so exorbitant as to call for our interference in exercise of extra ordinary writ jurisdiction. As regards the prayer for a mandamus to carry out repairs in the parking lot is concerned, all that we need say is that the petitioner ought to have made a representation to the Chief Administrator, Haryana Development Authority bringing to his notice the difficulties if any faced by those using the parking lot. No such representation appears to have been made except one addressed to the Estate Officer, HUDA in which the only request is that the enhanced rates may not be made applicable till the parking area is repaired and lights and drainage provided in the same. -2- CWP No. 11259 of 2009 The grievance in the said complaint appears to be more against the levy of enhanced parking rates than the neglect of repair work of the parking lot. Be that as it may, the petitioner is free even now to address proper representation to the Chief Administrator pointing out the difficulties and the neglect if any in the maintenance of the parking lot in which event the Chief Administrator is expected to examine the representation and take appropriate remedial steps to mitigate the difficulties, if any, being faced by the public at large. The writ petition with those observations disposed of. No costs. (T.S.Thakur) Chief Justice July 29, 2009 (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Malik Judge