IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.18901 of 2010 Date of Decision : October 15, 2010. Rama Krishna Dramatic Club and Dushera Committee Regd., Dilwan. .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.N.S.Sodhi, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Anil Kumar Sharma, Additional AG, Punjab. -.- 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. Mr.Anil Kumar Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. In view of the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no need to seek any counter reply from the respondents at this stage. The petitioner, who is a registered-Society seeks a direction to the District Administration, Kapurthala, to permit it to celebrate Ram Leela and Dushera festival scheduled for 17.10.2010. C.W.P.No .18901 of 2010 2 Having heard learned counsel for the parties, I am of the considered view that in such like matters, it is imperative upon the District Administration to take an appropriate decision well in advance and not keep the organizers in lurch. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the Deputy Commissioner, Kapurthala, to assign an appropriate space to the petitioner-Society to celebrate the Dushera festival on the scheduled date. Dasti. October 15, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE