IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.13908 of 2006 Date of Decision: 11.09.2006 IITT College of Engineering Pojewal Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRITAM PAL Present: Shri Avnish Mittal, Advocate for the petitioner Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) This writ petition has been filed with a prayer to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to compensate and pay to the petitioner a sum of Rs.2,40,25,876/- on account of loss/ damages suffered by the petitioner due to acts of omissions and commissions committed by respondent Nos.1 and 2. It is case of the petitioner that despite directions issued by this Court vide order dated 31.5.2002, the petitioner was not allowed to admit additional students. Be that as it may, in this writ petition, claim is for grant of damages, for which, the petitioner can avail an alternative remedy of filing the suit. Disposed of. ( Jasbir Singh ) Judge September 11, 2006 ( Pritam Pal ) gk Judge