IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.15578 of 2011 Date of Decision: August 24, 2011 Brij Lal ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr.Anureet S. Sidhu, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** RANJIT SINGH, J. The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking direction in the nature of mandamus for the respondents to take action on the application filed by the petitioner in accordance with law to get the illegal occupation of the ponds of the petitioner's village removed. The petitioner has also prayed for compensation as collection of water has caused damage to his house. In my considered opinion, writ is not an appropriate remedy either to consider awarding of damages or go into disputed fact whether any pond has been illegally encroached or if any encroachment is required to be removed from any pond. This factual controversy can more appropriately be decided in some alternative proceedings, for which the petitioner may have his remedy. No case for interference in exercise of writ jurisdiction is made out. Dismissed. August 24, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) ramesh JUDGE