IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.1295 of 2009 Date of Decision: 28.07.2009 Estate Office, U.T., Chandigarh Petitioner Versus Shakuntla and another Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH Present: Ms.Alka Chatrath, Advocate for the petitioner ….. Jasbir Singh, J.(Oral) This writ petition has been filed to lay challenge to the award passed by the Permanent Lok Adalat (Public Utility Service), U.T., Chandigarh (in short, the Lok Adalat) on 20.5.2008, directing the petitioner to allot site No.1645 to respondent No.1. Husband of respondent No.1 was residing in Janta Colony, Sector 25, Chandigarh. It is not in dispute that as per Policy of the petitioner, being eligible, he was allotted a transit site No.1645, in draw of lots held on 25.11.2003. Despite requests made, letter of allotment was not issued in his favour. In the meantime, husband of respondent No.1 also died on 8.1.2007. Factum of his death was brought to the notice of the authority concerned by putting on record his death certificate. When nothing was done, respondent No.1, (the widow), filed an application under Section 22-C of the Legal Service Authority Act, 1987, with a prayer that the authorities be directed to allot the site in question, to her. The Lok Civil Writ Petition No.1295 of 2009 Adalat, by taking note of undisputed facts, came to a conclusion that she is entitled to get allotted the site in question. Before the Lok Adalat and here also, it is contention of counsel for the petitioner that the site could not be allotted because case file was not traceable and that, in the meantime, a new rehabilitation scheme came into existence on 6.11.2006, in view of that, case for allotment of site, under the old scheme, cannot be considered. This Court feels that the stand taken is totally unjustified. Right to get site had accrued to husband of respondent No.1 under the old scheme. The allotment could not be made because of inaction on the part of officers of the petitioner, may be due to loss of the file. The Lok Adalat has rightly held so. No case is made out for interference. Dismissed. 28.07.2009 (Jasbir Singh) gk Judge 2