IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 17174 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 M/s Maki Mal Babu Ram and another .....PETITIONERS Versus State of Punjab and others ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE ARVIND KUMAR --- Present: Mr. Inderjeet Singh Brar, Advocate, for the petitioners. .. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. (Oral) The petitioners, who are found eligible for allotment of plots in the category of licensees working in the Goniana Mandi, have filed the instant petition for setting aside the order dated 7.6.2010 passed by the Secretary, Punjab Mandi Board, fixing the minimum price of the plots allotted to the eligible licensees in that category. The said order was passed in pursuance of a direction earlier given by this Court in CWP No.3035 of 2010 filed by the President, Kacha Arhtia Association, Goniana Mandi, District Bathinda. In the year 2004, for the allotment of plots, the minimum price fixed was ` 4140/- per sq. yard. The said allotment was set aside and now the re-allotment was made in the year 2008 and the minimum price was fixed @ ` 12,208/- per sq. yard. Feeling aggrieved against the fixation of the minimum price of the plot, the aforesaid writ petition was filed in which a direction was issued to the Secretary, Punjab Mandi Board, Chandigarh to decide the C.W.P. No. 17174 of 2011 -2- representations filed by the petitioner, after providing an opportunity of hearing to him. By the impugned order, the Secretary, Punjab Mandi Board, after agreeing with the recommendations of the reserve price fixation committee, and after providing an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, has re-fixed the minimum price of the plot @ ` 11,449/- per sq. yard instead of ` 12,208/- per sq. yard. We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and gone through the impugned order. While fixing the aforesaid price, respondent No.2 has taken into consideration various expenditure incurred by the respondent-Board in developing the plots and other expenses. We do not find any unreasonableness or arbitrariness in the said fixation of minimum price. Thus, finding no ground to interfere in the impugned order, the writ petition is dismissed. (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) JUDGE September 20, 2011 ( ARVIND KUMAR ) vkg JUDGE