IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 16778 of 2010 Date of Decision: 19.01.2011 Khairati Lal Malhotra ...Petitioner Versus Union of India 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. Arvinder Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. O.S.Batalvi, Advocate, for respondent No.1. Mr. Anil Rathee, Addl. A.G. Haryana for respondents No.2 to 4. Mr. Vinod S.Bhardwaj, Advocate, for respondent No.5 to 8. **** RANJAN GOGOI, A.C.J.(Oral) This Public Interest Litigation seeks directions from the Court for constitution of a Special Investigating Team to carry out investigation with regard to misuse of public funds granted under the 'Integrated Housing & Slum Development Programme' allegedly by the officials of the Municipal Committee, Naraingrah inconnivance with others. An investigation with regard to Below Poverty Line ration cards issued to the persons not entitled have also been prayed for. CWP No. 16778 of 2010 [2] 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that after notice was issued in this PIL, an FIR bearing No. 219 dated 04.10.2010 has been registered at Police Station Naraingrah under Sections 406/420/120-B of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, submitted that investigation of the said FIR is not being conducted properly and promptly. 3. An FIR having been registered in respect of the allegations made in this PIL, we are of the view that the same should now be investigated expeditiously and thereafter report of such investigation should be submitted in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The Superintendent of Police, Ambala will ensure that the above directions of this Court are carried out. PIL shall stands closed in terms of the above directions. (RANJAN GOGOI) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH) 19.01.2011 JUDGE 'ravinder'