CWP No.17594 of 2010.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.17594 of 2010 Date of Decision: 28.09.2010 **** Rajinder Pal Gupta . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . . Respondent **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of 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? **** Present: Mr. Harish Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner seeks quashing of the auction held on 29.01.2010 for leasing out 20 shops of District Red Cross Society, Ferozepur Branch. The petitioner’s case is that only 8 bidders had come present before whom only five shops were put to auction and thereafter further auction was postponed on the plea that it would be held later on. The petitioner allegedly came to know later on that the remaining shops have also been auctioned on that very day to 19 bidders most of whom not even participated in the open auction. The petitioner alleges that the shops have been leased out in a clandestine manner with a meagre increase of `500/- to `1000/- above the CWP No.17594 of 2010.doc - 2 – reserve price even when a similarly situated shop of the Red Cross Society auctioned on 19 th February, 2010, fetched the lease consideration of more than `4 lacs as compared to `2,25,000/- or so received in the impugned auction. (2). In this regard the petitioner has already made a self- explanatory complaint to the Deputy Commissioner, Ferozpur on 29.01.2010 itself (Annexure P6) but it is alleged that no action has been taken on that complaint so far. (3). Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and on consideration of the documents on record, it appears that the complaint (Annexure P6) submitted by the petitioner requires thorough probe by the Deputy Commissioner, Ferozepur who is also the President of District Red Cross Society. In these circumstances, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Deputy Commissioner-cum-President, District Red Cross Society, Ferozpur, to take notice of the above- mentioned complaint (Annexure P6) and hold an enquiry into the allegations made by the petitioner and dispose of the same in accordance with law by passing a speaking order within a period of three CWP No.17594 of 2010.doc - 3 – months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (4). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 28.09.2010 vishal shonkar