IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition Nos.276 of 2011 and Civil Misc.No.424 of 2011. Date of Decision : January 20, 2011. Raman Kumar Negi .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Mandeep S.Sachdev, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 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) After the passing of impugned order dated 21st December, 2010 (Annexure P-14) whereby the Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar has directed him to demolish the basement allegedly constructed unauthorisedly, the petitioner has made another representation dated 25th December, 2010 (Annexure P-19) alongwith certain documents in order to show that the basement was in fact constructed prior to the cut off date of 23.4.1997. It is averred that the said application is still pending consideration before the Municipal Authorities. The petitioner is said to have made an application for compounding of the unauthorised construction. C.M.No.424 of 2011 and C.W.P.No .276 of 2011. 2 Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and without expressing any views on the merits of the petitioner's claim at this stage, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar to consider the application of the petitioner dated 25th December, 2010 (Annexure P-19) and the material appended thereto and pass an appropriate order in accordance with the Building Bye-Laws within a period of two weeks from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. The Municipal Authorities shall be at liberty to decide the application moved by the petitioner for compounding of the unauthorised constructions in accordance with the bye-laws. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. January 20, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE