IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 02.12.2009 1. CWP No. 8222 of 2007 Jagjit Singh ..Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others. ..Respondents ----- 2. C.W.P. No. 16664 of 2007 Ujjal Kaur ..Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents. ---- 3. CWP No. 445 of 2009 Surjit Singh . .Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ..Respondents --- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. S.S.Salar, Advocate for the petitioners in CWP No. 8222 of 2007 and 445 of 2009 Mr. J.S.Chahal, Advocate for the petitioner in CWP No. 16664 of 2007. CWP No. 8222 of 2007 [2] Mr. Anil Kumar Sharma, Addl. A.G. Punjab for respondent-State of Punjab. Mr. R.S.Sai, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Swaran Tiwana, Advocate for Ludhiana Improvement Trust. Ms. Meenu Sharma, Advocate ***** KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (Oral) This order will dispose of aforesaid three writ petitions as the question of law and fact is common in all these petitions. These writ petitions have been filed by the persons who had applied for allotment of a flat in a scheme known as '8.4 Acre Development Scheme'. This scheme was envisaged by the Ludhiana Improvement Trust. For different reasons, the applications of the petitioners could not be considered for the allotment. Today, Shri R.S.Rai, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Swaran Tiwana, Advocate has submitted that in the abovesaid scheme at present only two flats are available as they were resumed. He further states that all those applicants who have not been considered earlier will be considered for allotment of two flats by way of draw of lots and the allotment of the flats shall be made at the price to be determined by the Ludhiana Improvement Trust. Shri Rai further submits that an advertisement to this effect reflecting the prices of the flats shall be issued in two vernacular newspapers and two English newspapers calling upon all those applicants who have earlier applied, for participating in draw of lots. The advertisement shall also contain the prices of the flats which will be determined by Ludhiana Improvement Trust in accordance with CWP No. 8222 of 2007 [3] the policy and the Rules of the Improvement Trust. Shri Rai further states that the entire process regarding the allotment of the flats shall be completed within six months from today. Learned counsel for the petitioners state that in view of the submissions made by learned counsel for the Ludhiana Improvement Trust, they do not press the writ petitions further. Accordingly, all the writ petitions are dismissed as not pressed. (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) JUDGE 02.12.2009 'ravinder'