CWP No.5962 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.5962 of 2010 Date of decision : 06-09-2010 Ram Nath and another .... Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Raj Karan Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Amit Sethi, Advocate, for respondent No.3. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (Oral) The present writ petition has been filed with a prayer that impugned notices dated 16.03.2010 (Annexures P-6 and P-7) whereby petitioners have been directed to vacate the tenanted premises within a period of four days i.e. on or before 20.03.2010, be quashed. Counsel for the petitioners states that petitioners have committed no encroachment and the shops, which the tenants are occupying, are strictly in consonance with the approved site plan. Sh. Amit Sethi, Advocate appearing for respondent No.3 has stated that Annexures P-6 and P-7 have been issued under the Punjab Public Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act'). Counsel for the respondent submits that petitioners should CWP No.5962 of 2010 -2- file reply to the notices issued and thereafter the authority under the Act shall act in accordance with provisions of the law. I have heard counsel for the parties. The Act provides complete mechanism for redressal of the grievances of the petitioners. Show cause notices issued must be answered at first instance. Thus this writ petition is disposed of with direction to authorities under the Act to decide notices P-6 and P-7 in accordance with the provisions of law, on filing of reply by the petitioners. However, till the order is passed by the authorities under the Act, no part of the shop shall be demolished. Needless to say that petitioners have a right to file an appeal against the order passed by the authority under the Act. Once reply is filed to the notices issued the competent authorities under the Act shall take decision within three months thereof. In view of above, the present writ petition is disposed of. (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) 06-09-2010 JUDGE manju