IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 11437 of 2007 DATE OF DECISION: AUGUST 19, 2008 Mandeep Singh and others .....PETITIONERS Versus State of Haryana and others ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY --- Present: Mr. Bikram Chaudhary, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms.Kirti Singh, AAG, Haryana, for respondents No.1 to 3. Mr.Jagdish Manchanda, Advocate, for respondents No.5 and 6. .. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. (Oral) This petition has been filed by the President, Municipal Committee, Ladwa as well as two Municipal Commissioners alleging therein that respondent No.4, sitting M.L.A. of Halqa Thanesar and respondent No.5, Secretary, Municipal Committee, Ladwa, are not permitting the petitioners to function independently and discharge their duties as provided under the provisions of Haryana Municipal Act, 1973 and the Rules made thereunder. It has been alleged that in day-to-day functioning, respondent No.4 is interfering in the working of the Municipal Committee. It is also C.W.P. No. 11437 of 2007 -2- the case of the petitioners that respondent No.5, who is Secretary of the Municipal Committee, has done certain work without approval of the Municipal Committee. Pursuant to the notice, a short reply by way of affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent No.4 in which it has been stated that the allegations made in the petition are wrong and the answering respondent is not at all interfering in the working of the Municipal Committee. As far as respondent No.5 is concerned, he has already retired. In view of these facts, counsel for the petitioners states that the petitioners may be permitted to withdraw this petition with liberty that in case the new Secretary, Municipal Committee, Ladwa executes the work without prior approval of the Municipal Committee, necessary complaint will be filed before the Deputy Commissioner, Kurukshetra. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioners to make a complaint to the Deputy Commissioner, Kurukshetra. If any such complaint is made, Deputy Commissioner, Kurukshetra will look into the same in accordance with law. The amount of Rs.25,000/- deposited by the petitioners in terms of order dated July 30, 2007 passed by this Court be refunded to the petitioners. (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) JUDGE August 19, 2008 ( DAYA CHAUDHARY ) vkg JUDGE