IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 14924 of 2011 Date of Decision: August 17,2011 Baldev Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus The Financial Commissioner, Punjab, Chandigarh and others ...Respondents CORAM; HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE ALOK SINGH 1. Whether Reporters of local news papers may be allowed to see judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. N.K.Singla, Advocate for the petitioners. Alok Singh, J (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioners has vehemently argued that mode of partition (Annexure P/3) was subsequently amended vide order dated 7.4.2003 (Annexure P/4); learned Collector vide order dated 26.3.2004 has remanded the matter to the Assistant Collector Ist Grade to decide the proceedings of partition afresh as per sanctioned mode of partition dated 7.4.2003. However, learned Collector has wrongly added the line that partition be done keeping in view the existing possession of the parties; learned counsel for the petitioner states that he has no Civil Writ Petition No. 14924 of 2011 -2- objection if partition proceedings are held afresh de novo in violation of the order dated 26.3.2004. However, partition should be carried out strictly as per sanctioned mode of partition dated 7.4.2003 ignoring the actual partition which is not part of the mode of partition. Since the matter has been remanded by the Collector as well as Financial Commissioner, I do not deem it appropriate to admit the petition because it will cause undue delay in the partition proceedings. In the interest of justice and in the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, present petition is disposed of at the admission stage with the direction that Assistant Collector 1st Grade shall decide the partition proceedings strictly as per amended mode of partition dated 7.4.2003 (Annexure P/4) within six months from the date the certified copy is placed before him. The ratio of the direction which is in violation of the mode of partition dated 7.4.2003 shall not be given any effect. Petition stands disposed of accordingly. (Alok Singh) August 17, 2011 Judge BB