Civil Writ Petition No. 10336 of 1993 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Civil Writ Petition No. 10336 of 1993 Date of Decision: 16.11.2009 Jant Singh …Petitioner Versus The Chairman, House Allotment Committee-cum-Deputy Commissioner, Sangrur. …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Anil Kumar Sharma, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondent. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) Petitioner, was posted as a Process Server in District Courts, Sangrur. He was allotted a Government house. From Sangrur he was transferred to Sunam and he had not vacated the house at Sangrur. The Deputy Commissioner, in his capacity as Chairman, House Allotment Committee, ordered that petitioner is liable to pay market rent at the rate of Rs.760/- per month from February 1993. This Court, while issuing notice of motion, ordered that petitioner should vacate the premises. In order dated 7.10.1993, a Division Bench of this Court had recorded that petitioner had vacated the premises in dispute, therefore, it seems that petitioner remained in occupation of the house from February 1993 till 7.10.1993, probably for Civil Writ Petition No. 10336 of 1993 2 about eight months. Petitioner had given an explanation that even though he was transferred, his children were studying, therefore, necessity was there to retain the house. Amount of dispute revolves around Rs.6,000/- approximately. Petitioner may have retired by now. Counsel for the petitioner has also expired. Therefore, no assistance is coming forward. In these circumstances, present writ petition is disposed of with direction to the Chairman, House Allotment Committee-cum-Deputy Commissioner, Sangrur, to pass a fresh order after associating the petitioner and consider the prayer of petitioner sympathetically regarding imposition of market rent for retaining house. The Chairman, House Allotment Committee-cum-Deputy Commissioner, Sangrur, after associating the petitioner will pass a fresh order taking into consideration the plea raised in the petition. As a consequence thereof, impugned order (Annexure P1) is set aside. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge November 16, 2009 “DK”