IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.26 of 2009 Date of decision:18.03.2010 Baljit Singh ....Petitioner versus The Union of India and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN ---- Present: Mr. Kanwaljit Singh, Senior Advocate with Mr. Harmanjit Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Dr. Amarpreet Sandhu, Advocate, for respondent No.1-UOI. Mr. Raman Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.2. Mr. Manohar Lall, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, for respondents 3 and 4. ---- 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 ? ---- K.Kannan, J. (Oral) 1. The challenge in the writ petition is only that 'No Objection Certificate' for the location of the petrol pump was not issued by the 3rd respondent while every other public authority, who had to okayed the proposals, has given no objection to the petitioner's location. In the meanwhile, it appears that the Bharat Petroleum Corporation has asked the petitioner to look for an alternative site. 2. The petitioner, however, states that he had alleged mala fides against the 3rd respondent and the person, who was in office at the time of the institution of the writ petition has been transferred and a Civil Writ Petition No.26 of 2009 - 2 - fresh consideration in the light of the prevailing norms relating to the location of a petrol pump will be considered by the new incumbent in office. The learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner requests that the matter could be sent back for consideration before the 3rd respondent and he will be satisfied if such a direction is given. 3. In the light of subsequent events relating to change in the incumbent of the 3rd respondent, direction is given to the 3rd respondent, who shall now examine the petitioner's application uninfluenced by the decision already taken in the light of the instructions issued on 15th July, 2004 or any other subsequent instructions that will have a bearing for location of the petrol pump at the property. 4. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (K.KANNAN) JUDGE 18.03.2010 sanjeev