C.W.P NO.16172 OF 2006 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH * * * * * C.W.P NO.16172 OF 2006 Date of decision : December 04, 2006 * * * * * Basant Kaur ............Petitioner Vs. State of Haryana etc. ...........Respondents * * * * * CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINEY MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S BHALLA Present: Mr. A.K Jain, Advocate for the petitioner(s). Mr. Ashok Jindal, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. * * * * * Viney Mittal, J. (Oral) Mr. Ashok Jindal, learned Additional Advocate General, Haryana has contended that since the Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954 has been repealed, therefore, the claim made by the petitioner could not be sustained against the present respondents. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration, the statement of Sh. Jindal, we find that before approaching this Court seeking relief of Mandamus, the petitioner has not approached the present competent authority, who has to grant the requisite relief as claimed by the petitioner. In this view of the matter, we dispose of the present petition to approach the competent authority at the first instance before approaching this Court yet again. C.W.P NO.16172 OF 2006 2 Disposed of with the aforesaid liberty. ( VINEY MITTAL ) JUDGE December 04, 2006 ( H.S BHALLA ) ritu JUDGE