CWP No. 6143 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 6143 of 2011 Date of decision:- 06.04.2011 Jagdish Raj son of Sh. Sadhu Ram, Member Panchayat village Bhanwal, PO Sujanpur, Tehsil Pathankot, District Gurdaspur and others. ...... Petitioners Vs State of Punjab and others. ......Respondents CORAM:-HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Ashwani Gaur, Advocate, for the petitioners. * * * * RANJAN GOGOI, C.J. (ORAL) This PIL has been filed seeking directions to ensure that the poultry farm proposed to be set up by the respondent No. 5 is not set up on the land in question. It is stated that the poultry farm is being set up to the close proximity to the residential area of the village and the government school. Hence, the said poultry farm has the potential of causing environmental and pollution hazards. We have noticed that the petitioners have submitted representations dated 29.01.2011 to the XEN, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Hoshiarpur (Annexure P1) as well as to the Deputy Commissioner, Gurdaspur on 01.02.2011 (Annexure P2). No orders on the said representations have been passed till date. CWP No. 6143 of 2011 2 In the above facts, we are of the view that instead of entertaining this PIL, it would be more appropriate to direct the Deputy Commissioner, Gurdaspur to pass orders on the representation dated 01.02.2011 (Annexure P2) filed by the petitioners. As the construction of the poultry farm is stated to be going on, the Deputy Commissioner, Gurdaspur will decide the matter within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order or a certified copy thereof. PIL shall stand disposed of in the above terms. (RANJAN GOGOI) CHIEF JUSTICE (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) JUDGE 06.04.2011 Amodh