IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.16715 of 2009 Date of decision: 3rd November, 2009 Nachattar Singh and others … Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. S.S. Grewal, Advocate for the petitioners. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Petitioners claim themselves to be members of a truck union, named as Dashmesh Truck Operators Union, Kup Kalan, Tehsil Malerkotla, District Sangrur. Grievance of the petitioners is that a compromise was effected at the behest of Tehsildar. He constituted a committee of six members. Respondents No.6 to 8 are also members of the committee and they are not adhering to the terms of compromise and are misappropriating the funds. Petitioners allege that they had withdrawn the payment from the Bank and distributed the same among themselves. Learned counsel prays that a representation has been given to the Deputy Commissioner and he be directed to decide the same. Counsel is unable to answer following questions: (a) What power vests in the Deputy Commissioner to meddle with the affairs of a Truck Union, which is a private organization ?; Civil Writ Petition No.16715 of 2009 (b) The allegation that amount has been withdrawn from the Bank, being a disputed question of fact, how the same can be entertained in the writ jurisdiction ?; (c) How the writ petition is maintainable regarding the affairs of a Truck Union ? Counsel has failed to satisfy this Court on the observations made above. Therefore, present writ petition is dismissed, with liberty to the petitioners to take recourse to the alternative remedy, available to them under the provisions of law. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE November 3, 2009 rps 2