IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 252 of 2011 Date of Decision: 06.01.2011 Ram Kumar and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present : Mr. Kunal Chhoker, Advocate, for the petitioners. **** RANJAN GOGOI, A.C.J.(Oral) The petitioners had earlier filed a PIL (CWP No. 23133 of 2010) seeking a direction from this Court for closure of certain mining units in the State of Uttar Pradesh. When it was pointed out to learned counsel for the petitioners that this Court will not have any territorial jurisdiction in respect of such mining activities located in the State of Uttar Pradesh, the aforesaid PIL (CWP No. 23133 of 2010) was withdrawn. Thereafter, the present PIL has been filed seeking orders of the Court to regulate the traffic on the link road which is being used for bringing the minerals into the State of Haryana. The petitioners have not approached the authorities of the State seeking the aforesaid relief. In such matters, it is always appropriate to approach the authorities in the first instance not only CWP No. 252 of 2011 [2] because such an approach is required before a writ of mandamus is sought but also to enable the Court to appreciate the basic facts which have to be taken into account to decide on the appropriate relief, if any, that should be granted. We, therefore, decline to entertain this PIL at this stage and instead leave the petitioners with the remedy of approaching the appropriate authorities of the State. Thereafter, it will be open for them to approach this Court once again, if so advised. (RANJAN GOGOI) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH) 06.01.2011 JUDGE 'ravinder'