IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.O.C.P. No.1230 of 2005 Date of Decision:- 29.04.2008 Naresh Kumar Kadian ....Petitioner(s) through Mr.Sanjeev Sheoran, Advocate vs. S.S.Dhillon, Chief Administrator and others ....Respondent(s) through Mr.R.S.Kundu, Addl.AG, Haryana. Mr.Sanjiv Sharma, Advocate. *** CORAM:-HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. *** 1) Whether Reporters of the 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? *** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) C.W.P.No.18538 of 2004, purported to be a Public Interest Litigation, was filed by the petitioner for removal of alleged encroachments over the Government land in village Budanpur, District Panchkula. The said writ petition was disposed of by a Division Bench of this Court vide order dated 4.3.2005 with a direction to the Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula to arrange for the demarcation of the area and to ensure that encroachments thereupon, if any, are removed within four months. As per the reply/affidavit filed by the then Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula, demarcations have been done and a part of the public property has been found to be in possession of the unauthorized occupants. It is, however, not discernible from the written statement as C.O.C.P. No.1230 of 2005 -2- to what action has been taken to remove these encroachments. Shri Sanjiv Sharma, learned counsel for the first respondent, however, points out that the HUDA Authorities have already taken action to remove the unauthorized occupants but due to law and order problem and the undertaking given by the encroachers themselves that they shall remove the encroachments and vacate the public property within a period of one month, the Authorities, having regard to all the attending circumstances, have acceded to the said request. In this view of the matter, when the respondents have already taken some effective steps to comply with the order passed by this Court, this contempt petition is disposed of with a direction to the HUDA Authorities that in case the encroachers do not honour their undertaking given before the Authorities, in that event, action shall be taken in accordance with law against the said encroachers and the public property shall be got vacated. The needful shall be done on or before 30.9.2008. In case the petitioner finds that some encroachments are yet to be removed, he may approach the Authorities concerned and thereafter, take action as may be available in law. Rule discharged. April 29, 2008 ( SURYA KANT ) poonam JUDGE