CWP No. 673/2005 and CWP No. 674/2005 07.08.2009 Present: Mr. Ajay Mohan Goel, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Baldev Singh, Advocate for respondents No.1 and 4. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General with Mr. Rajinder Dogra, Additional Advocate General, for respondents No.2 and 3 and also for respondent No.5 in CWP No. 674/2005. Mr. Ajay Mohan Goel, Advocate prays for and is allowed to withdraw the present petitions in order to enable his clients to make representation before respondent No.3. Consequently, the petitioners are permitted to make representation within a period of three weeks from today to respondent No.3. He shall decide the representation within a period of four weeks after the receipt of the same. The State Government has placed on record, copy of supplementary affidavit 3.8.2009. It is clear from this affidavit that the State has decided not to regularize total unauthorized construction in the State of Himachal Pradesh. The Court hopes and trusts that in future, the State Government shall desist from making any retention policy permitting the regularization of total unauthorized construction. The decision of the State Government of deleting Sr. No.2 of Draft Rule 3 of the notification dated 24.12.2008 will send a clear message to the unscrupulous persons, who have been raising unauthorized construction hoping against hope that it shall be regularized. The decision of the State Government will strengthen the rule of law. Accordingly, in view of the observations made hereinabove, both the petitions are is disposed of. It is made clear by way of abundant precautions that till the representations made by the petitioenrs are not decided, their electricity and water connection shall not be disconnected. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), J. August 7, 2009. *awasthi*