Civil Writ Petition No. 473 of 2010 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Civil Writ Petition No. 473 of 2010 Date of Decision: 26.7.2010 Star Enterprises …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Another …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. R.K. Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Chetan Mittal, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, with Ms. Ambika Luthra, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for respondent No.1. Mr. Kumar Vishav Aggarwal, Advocate for respondent No.2. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) On 14.7.2010, at the request of learned counsel for respondent No.2, this Court had ordered that the present writ petition be listed along with Civil Writ Petition No. 7528 of 2010. The office has reported that Civil Writ Petition No. 7528 of 2010 is fixed before the Registrar (Judicial) for 19.8.2010, for completion of pleadings. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is ready and willing to argue the matter. In case, this petition is to be heard with the aforesaid writ petition, it will cause delay to its peril. Civil Writ Petition No. 473 of 2010 2 Learned counsel for the respondents have no objection in case the writ petition is taken up for hearing. On the joint request, the present writ petition is taken up for hearing. The present writ petition has been filed with a prayer that a writ in the nature of mandamus be issued and the respondents be directed to permit the petitioner to display an advertisement in his own private building on payment of the advertisement fee under Sections 90 and 122 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 (hereinafter referred to as “1976 Act”). Learned counsel for the petitioner has referred to a judgment dated 6.8.2009 (Annexure P2) rendered by the Division Bench of this Court whereby the clause of the contract has been set aside which created monopoly in favour of the Contractor. Learned counsel for respondent No.2 has submitted that the Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar, has passed a resolution to enact the bylaws. He further submitted that shortly a public notice will be issued inviting objections to the draft bylaws. It is further submitted that anybody including the petitioner can file the objections within a period of one month from the date of publication of the notice. Learned counsel for the petitioner has made a grievance that since 1.9.2009 he has been approaching the Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar, to permit him to display the advertisements on the roof top of his shop. It is stated that an unnecessary delay is being caused by the respondents. Learned counsel for the State submits that within a period of Civil Writ Petition No. 473 of 2010 3 one month, a public notice will be published and thereafter another 30 days are required to receive objections from the general public. He further submitted that the entire methodology, to notify the bylaws, will take four months from today. On the request made by Mr. Mittal, a period of six months is granted to notify the bylaws. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in view of the statement made by learned counsel for the respondents, the present writ petition be disposed of. Ordered accordingly. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge July 26, 2010 “DK”