Civil Writ Petition No. 11522 of 2008 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Civil Writ Petition No. 11522 of 2008 Date of Decision: 13.10.2009 Chandigarh Transport Association …Petitioner Versus The Union Territory of Chandigarh and Others …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Varun Sharma, Advocate for Mr. S.S. Behl, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anupam Gupta, Senior Standing Counsel with Mr. Vishal Sodhi, Advocate for the respondents. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) Chandigarh Transport Association has approached this Court seeking writ in the nature of mandamus directing the Union Territory of Chandigarh to provide better or alternative facility for parking of trucks, construction of offices/godowns to the members of Transport Association in the transport area. It is submitted that by passage of time the transport area existing in Sector 26, Chandigarh, cannot cater to manifold increase in the requirement of members of Association and arrival and departure of trucks in Chandigarh. Counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that number of representations have been filed by the petitioner-Association Civil Writ Petition No. 11522 of 2008 2 Mr. Gupta has submitted that Chandigarh Administration is alive to the need of providing alternative offices/godowns/better parking place along with necessary amenities and facilities. It is submitted that meetings have been held between the Association and the officials of the Chandigarh Administration and the Chandigarh Administration is exploring possibility of providing alternative place to the transporters. In view of the submissions made by counsel for the petitioner and respondents, the Chandigarh Administration is directed to decide representations (Annexures P5, and P8 to P19) after hearing the representatives of the Association and the decision, so taken, shall also spell out the proposal contemplated by the Chandigarh Administration to give relief to the petitioners. Needless to say that petitioner shall be at liberty to approach this Court again if they are not satisfied by the decision taken by the Chandigarh Administration. With the observations made above, the present petition is disposed of. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge October 13, 2009 “DK”