IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.18257 of 2007 Date of decision: 15th October, 2009 Harbans Singh … Petitioner Versus Chandigarh Administration and others … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. P.K. Kukreja, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. P.K. Mutneja, Advocate for the respondents. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present writ petition has been filed with a prayer that the impugned order dated 12th March, 2003 (Annexure P-1) be quashed. The petitioner had purchased Booth site No. 15, Sector 43-B, Chandigarh in an open auction, being the highest bidder. He failed to deposit the outstanding amount of second and third installment, along with ground rent. Due to non-payment of installments, vide Annexure P-1, the site was resumed. This order of resumption was assailed by the petitioner by filing an appeal. The appellate authority, vide order (Annexure P-2) has dismissed the appeal. The petitioner also failed in revision. The order passed by the revisional authority is annexed as Annexure P-3. Thereafter, the petitioner filed a review application, but the same was also dismissed. Counsel for the petitioner submits that he is ready and willing to pay the entire outstanding amount. Civil Writ Petitions No.18257 of 2007 Mr. P.K. Mutneja, appearing for the Chandigarh Administration, submits that an amount of Rs.4,47,636/-, along with interest, is due towards the petitioner. It has been submitted that a Division Bench of this Court, on December 3, 2007 had stayed the dispossession of the petitioner and had provided him opportunity to deposit the amount of Rs.9.00 lakh. Counsel for the petitioner submits that in pursuance of the said order, some amount has been deposited by the petitioner and now only a shortfall of Rs.4,47,636/- remains to be paid. Counsel for the petitioner further submits that on the site, petitioner has already raised construction and is running his shop. Taking into consideration the fact that construction has been raised by the petitioner and he is running a shop and earning his livelihood, it is ordered that in case the payment is made to the Chandigarh Administration within three months, along with entire interest, then the order of resumption (Annexure P-1), followed by subsequent orders, shall stand quashed. However, in case the amount disclosed by Mr.P.K.Mutneja is not paid within three months, the present writ petition shall stand dismissed. With these observations, present petition is disposed of. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE October 15, 2009 rps 2