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Punjab-Haryana High Court<\/div>\n
Sarwan Singh And Another vs State Of Punjab And Others on 2 December, 2008<\/div>\n
     IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT\n\n                             CHANDIGARH\n\n\n\n                     C.W.P. No. 13121 of 1998\n\n             DATE OF DECISION: December 2, 2008\n\n\n\nSarwan Singh and another\n\n                                                     ...Petitioners\n\n                               Versus\n\nState of Punjab and others\n\n                                                    ...Respondents\n\nCORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR\n\n            HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JORA SINGH\n\nPresent:    Mr. R.C. Dogra, Senior Advocate, with\n            Mr. Sanjeev S. Thakur, Advocate,\n            for the petitioners.\n\n            Mr. Suvir Sehgal, Addl. AG, Punjab.\n            for respondent Nos. 1, 3 & 4.\n\n            Mr. R.L. Gupta, Senior Advocate, with\n            Mr. C.M. Sharma, Advocate,\n            for respondent No. 2.\n\n            Mr. M.L. Sarin, Senior Advocate, with\n            Mr. Vikas Suri, Advocate,\n            for respondent Nos. 14 to 25.\n\n1.    Whether Reporters of local papers may be\n      allowed to see the judgment?\n\n2.    To be referred to the Reporters or not?\n\n3.    Whether the judgment should be reported in\n      the Digest?\n C.W.P. No. 13121 of 1998                                         2\n\n\n\nM.M. KUMAR, J.\n<\/pre>\n
1.          This order shall dispose of C.W.P. Nos. 13121 of 1998<\/p>\n
and 1140 of 1997. However, the facts are referred from C.W.P. No.<\/p>\n
13121 of 1998. This petition was filed in the year 1998 with a prayer<\/p>\n
for issuance of mandamus to the respondents directing them to<\/p>\n
remove encroachments from the common purposes land such as<\/p>\n
parks, roads, vacant sites for public goods and stopping the pollution<\/p>\n
of the water and environment in the area of Mata Rani Mandir,<\/p>\n
Phagwara. Similar prayer has been made in the connected petition<\/p>\n
and directions have been sought for implementation of the<\/p>\n
development scheme dated 20.8.1969 by taking possession of the<\/p>\n
land of Municipal Committee, Phagwara, meant for common<\/p>\n
purposes including parks and roads from al unauthorised persons.<\/p>\n
2.          After issuance of notice of motion various orders have<\/p>\n
been passed to ensure that all unauthorised construction and<\/p>\n
encroachments are removed. On 2.6.1999, learned counsel for the<\/p>\n
Municipal Committee, Phagwara, had stated that proceedings were<\/p>\n
already initiated for removal of encroachments by issuing notices to<\/p>\n
the      persons       who        had        made        unauthorised<\/p>\n
constructions\/encroachments.    On 25.1.2000, the Division Bench<\/p>\n
noticed existence of large scale encroachments and the efforts being<\/p>\n
made by the respondent Municipal Committee to regularise those<\/p>\n
encroachments. Some industrial units operating within the residential<\/p>\n
area in the Town Planning Scheme No. 5 Part-II were also subjected
\n C.W.P. No. 13121 of 1998                                          3<\/span><\/p>\n
to certain orders and assurance was given by the respondent<\/p>\n
Municipal Committee that steps would be taken for removal of<\/p>\n
encroachments from public roads and parks, as is evident from order<\/p>\n
dated 19.10.2000. It would be appropriate to take notice of the order<\/p>\n
dated 5.3.2001. The Bench while refusing to record any conclusive<\/p>\n
finding on the status of the existing constructions was fully convinced<\/p>\n
that it was in public interest to direct that no transfer of the land<\/p>\n
earmarked for public parks should be permitted and action should be<\/p>\n
taken by the Municipal Council for removing the encroachments from<\/p>\n
public roads and parks.     It restrained that no transfer deed for<\/p>\n
alienation of the land forming part of public parks be registered by<\/p>\n
the concerned authorities of the State. The District Administration<\/p>\n
was also directed to help the Municipal Council to carry out the task<\/p>\n
of removing encroachments from public roads and parks. The Bench<\/p>\n
also directed the Courts at Phagwara and Kapurthala to expeditiously<\/p>\n
dispose of the pending cases involving encroachments on public<\/p>\n
roads and parks and issued direction to them not to grant ad interim<\/p>\n
injunctions without giving notice to the Municipal Council.           A<\/p>\n
detailed status report with regard to removal of encroachments from<\/p>\n
public roads and parks was to be filed by the Municipal Council,<\/p>\n
Phagwara.    Thereafter, some applications under Order I Rule 10<\/p>\n
C.P.C. were moved for becoming parties, which were allowed on<\/p>\n
22.5.2001. The demolition of constructed houses and other buildings<\/p>\n
was stayed on 10.5.2001 but it was not to include removal of<\/p>\n
encroachments existing on the roads.\n<\/p>\n
 C.W.P. No. 13121 of 1998                                         4<\/span><\/p>\n
3.          The petition was admitted on 19.7.2001. However, the<\/p>\n
matter was again taken up by the Division Bench and the order dated<\/p>\n
19.7.2001 admitting the petition was recalled on 22.3.2007.       The<\/p>\n
Deputy Commissioner, Kapurthala, appeared before the Court and<\/p>\n
made various suggestions which are evident from the perusal of order<\/p>\n
dated 13.7.2007, which reads thus:-\n<\/p>\n
            ”     i)     that open spaces\/parks should be maintained<\/p>\n
            by Municipal Council, Phagwara by fencing up the<\/p>\n
            existing park area and by maintaining them.<\/p>\n
                  ii)    Municipal     Council,   Phagwara     should<\/p>\n
            retrieve some of the encroached\/deviated area in Parks<\/p>\n
            P3 and P4.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                  iii)   Municipal Council, Phagwara can acquire<\/p>\n
            an area of 33275 Sq. feet (being deficient park area)<\/p>\n
            from the private owners of existing open spaces, in<\/p>\n
            accordance with the provisions of the law governing the<\/p>\n
            T.P. Scheme under Punjab Municipal Act, 1911.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
                  iv)    Municipal     Council,   Phagwara     should<\/p>\n
            remove the encroachments of 4237.5 Sq. feet caused by<\/p>\n
            projections and 555 Sq. feet caused by footsteps\/ramps<\/p>\n
            from residential houses.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                  v)     24 factory units operating in the area, which<\/p>\n
            are non polluting nature may be allowed to continue in<\/p>\n
            the area and M\/s Bhalla Ball Bearings and other
\n C.W.P. No. 13121 of 1998                                             5<\/span><\/p>\n
            industries which are causing pollution, may be permitted<\/p>\n
            to shift their unit from this area within six months.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
                     vi)   Municipal    Council,    Phagwara        should<\/p>\n
            complete the rest of the formalities under the T.P.<\/p>\n
            Scheme as required by the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911<\/p>\n
            and protect and maintain the existing parks\/open spaces,<\/p>\n
            roads.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                     Affidavit for implementing       the scheme by<\/p>\n
            Municipal Council, Phagwara shall be filed within four<\/p>\n
            weeks. Copy of the same be given to the counsel for the<\/p>\n
            other parties and objections\/observations, if any, be<\/p>\n
            made by them on the next date of hearing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
                     Mr. Sandhawalia, Advocate who is present on<\/p>\n
            behalf of M\/s Bhalla Ball Bearings Industry says that the<\/p>\n
            site where the industries including M\/s Bhalla Ball<\/p>\n
            Bearings Industry are to be shifted, though identified,<\/p>\n
            has not yet been developed.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                     We take judicial notice of this fact and direct the<\/p>\n
            authorities to develop the site and file the report on the<\/p>\n
            next date of hearing.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
4.          Thereafter the matter was taken up on 20.8.2007, the<\/p>\n
Division Bench in its order dated 20.8.2007 notices the conclusion<\/p>\n
and summary of suggestions made by the Deputy Commissioner and<\/p>\n
the same reads thus:-\n<\/p>\n
 C.W.P. No. 13121 of 1998                                             6<\/span><\/p>\n
           ”            Pursuant to our order on May 15, 2007, we<\/p>\n
           had asked the Deputy Commissioner, Kapurthala, to go<\/p>\n
           into the whole gamut of unauthorised constructions and<\/p>\n
           unregulated development in the colony in question and<\/p>\n
           find out as to how they can be regulated so that green<\/p>\n
           patches, roads and streets of uniform size can be cared<\/p>\n
           out and the existing colony be improved and the<\/p>\n
           necessary infrastructure like sewerage, rain water<\/p>\n
           drainage, garbage disposal etc. be provided.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
                        Pursuant    to       our    order,   the   Deputy<\/p>\n
           Commissioner, Kapurthala, submitted his report after<\/p>\n
           having a detailed survey of the area and suggested some<\/p>\n
           remedial measures that find reflection in our order<\/p>\n
           passed on July 13, 2007.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                        On the last date of hearing, we had directed<\/p>\n
           the Municipal Council, Phagwara, to file an affidavit<\/p>\n
           with regard to the implementation of the Scheme, as<\/p>\n
           suggested by the Deputy Commissioner, Kapurthala,<\/p>\n
           which has now been filed through its Executive Officer<\/p>\n
           Mr. Paramjit Singh, who is present in Court. The<\/p>\n
           affidavit reads as under:-\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                 ”            1.        xx     xx     xx     xx.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                              2.        That penultimate para of the<\/p>\n
                 report of the Deputy Commissioner reads as<\/p>\n
                 under:-\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
 C.W.P. No. 13121 of 1998                                           7<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/blockquote>\n
                      “11. CONCLUSION AND SUMMARY<\/p>\n
                      OF SUGGESTIONS:\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                              11.1 Considering the fact that this<\/p>\n
                      T.P. Scheme is a still born scheme, which<\/p>\n
                      remained in papers and could not be<\/p>\n
                      implemented due to the fact that a lot of<\/p>\n
                      development had taken place prior to the<\/p>\n
                      notification of the scheme, and the necessity<\/p>\n
                      to maintain a reasonable level of civil<\/p>\n
                      facilities like parks, roads etc. the following<\/p>\n
                      are suggested:\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                              11.2 As regards open spaces\/parks,<\/p>\n
                      the Municipal Council, Phagwara should<\/p>\n
                      fence up the existing park area and maintain<\/p>\n
                      them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
<\/blockquote>\n
                              11.3 Municipal Council, Phagwara<\/p>\n
                      should      retrieve        some    of           the<\/p>\n
                      encroached\/deviated area in Parks P-3 and<\/p>\n
                      P-4.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                              11.4 Municipal Council, Phagwara<\/p>\n
                      can acquire an area of 33275 sq. ft (being<\/p>\n
                      the deficient park area) from the private<\/p>\n
                      owners     of    existing   open   spaces,        in<\/p>\n
                      accordance with the provisions of the law
\n C.W.P. No. 13121 of 1998                                        8<\/span><\/p>\n
                       governing the T.P Scheme under the Punjab<\/p>\n
                       Municipal Act, 1911.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                             11.5 Municipal Council, Phagwara<\/p>\n
                       should remove the encroachments of 4237.5<\/p>\n
                       sq. ft. caused by projections and 555 sq. ft.<\/p>\n
                       caused by footsteps from residential houses.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
                             11.6 The 24 factory units operating<\/p>\n
                       in the area, which are of non-polluting<\/p>\n
                       nature may be allowed to continue in the<\/p>\n
                       area and M\/s. Bhalla Ball Bearings, who are<\/p>\n
                       causing pollution, may be permitted to shift<\/p>\n
                       their unit from this area within 6 months.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
                             11.7. Municipal Council, Phagwara<\/p>\n
                       should complete the rest of the formalities<\/p>\n
                       under the T.P. Scheme as required by the<\/p>\n
                       Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 and protect and<\/p>\n
                       maintain the existing parks\/open spaces,<\/p>\n
                       roads.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\n<\/blockquote>\n
                             3.     That para No. 11.1 of the report<\/p>\n
                 dated July 13, 2007 does not require any comment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
                             4.     That so far as para No. 11.2 of<\/p>\n
                 the report is concerned, the Municipal Council,<\/p>\n
                 Phagwara has decided to accept the report in toto.<\/p>\n
                 The Municipal Council, Phagwara will do the<\/p>\n
                 fencing of the existing parks and will maintain
\n C.W.P. No. 13121 of 1998                                       9<\/span><\/p>\n
                 them. Municipal Council, Phagwara has passed the<\/p>\n
                 Resolution bearing No. 124 dated July 17, 2002 in<\/p>\n
                 which provisional amount of Rs. 2.50 lacs has<\/p>\n
                 been passed for fencing the existing park area. The<\/p>\n
                 Municipal Council has called the tender and after<\/p>\n
                 completing the tender formalities, the works shall<\/p>\n
                 be allotted to the contractor for fencing the<\/p>\n
                 existing parks area. So far as the maintaining of<\/p>\n
                 the existing parks is concerned, the Municipal<\/p>\n
                 Council will develop the existing park areas one<\/p>\n
                 by one as the Municipal Council, Phagwara faced<\/p>\n
                 the scarcity of the funds in these days and these<\/p>\n
                 parks are vested only in one ward and the<\/p>\n
                 Municipal Council has responsibility to look after<\/p>\n
                 the whole city of Phagwara.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                             5.      That the Municipal Council,<\/p>\n
                 Phagwara has accepted para No. 11.3 of the report.<\/p>\n
                 The Municipal Council, Phagwara shall make the<\/p>\n
                 earnest   efforts   to   retrieve   the   possible<\/p>\n
                 encroachment\/deviated area in Park P-3 and P-4.<\/p>\n
                 In this regard Municipal Council has given notice<\/p>\n
                 under Section 172 of Punjab Municipal Act, 1911<\/p>\n
                 to the encroacher Tarsem Lal son of Daulat Singh<\/p>\n
                 bearing No. 1171 dated July 31, 2007 to vacate the<\/p>\n
                 encroached area within 30 days and failing which
\n C.W.P. No. 13121 of 1998                                           10<\/span><\/p>\n
                 the   Municipal    Council   will     demolish     the<\/p>\n
                 encroached area in Parks P-3 and P-4.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
                             6.     That so far as para 11.4 of the<\/p>\n
                 report is concerned, it is not within the<\/p>\n
                 competence of Municipal Council, Phagwara to<\/p>\n
                 acquire the area (deficient park area) from the<\/p>\n
                 private owners of existing open space. It is the<\/p>\n
                 State Government alone who can acquire the area<\/p>\n
                 as suggested by the Deputy Commissioner in his<\/p>\n
                 report dated July 13, 2007. It may be stated here in<\/p>\n
                 its judgment as report in AIR 1994 Supreme Court<\/p>\n
                 2550 Yogendra Pal and others v. Municipality,<\/p>\n
                 Bhatinda and<\/a> another, the Hon’ble Apex Court has<\/p>\n
                 struck down the provision of Section 192 sub-<\/p>\n
                 section 1 (c) of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
                             7.     That as per para 11.5 of the<\/p>\n
                 report, the Municipal Council, Phagwara would<\/p>\n
                 remove    the    encroachments      caused   by    the<\/p>\n
                 projections and by the foot-steps\/ramps from the<\/p>\n
                 residential houses. Necessary notices dated July<\/p>\n
                 26, 2007 under Section 172 of the Punjab<\/p>\n
                 Municipal Act, 1911 have been issued to the<\/p>\n
                 encroachers (50 in numbers) asking them to<\/p>\n
                 remove the encroachment within 30 days and in
\n C.W.P. No. 13121 of 1998                                               11<\/span><\/p>\n
                   default thereof, the Municipal Council would get it<\/p>\n
                   demolished in accordance with law.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
                                  8.     That so far as para 11.6 of the<\/p>\n
                   report is concerned, it is the Industry Department<\/p>\n
                   of the Punjab Government which can remove M\/s.<\/p>\n
                   Bhalla Ball Bearings a polluting unit as suggested<\/p>\n
                   in the report.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                                  9.     That so far as para No. 11.7 of<\/p>\n
                   the report is concerned, Municipal Council,<\/p>\n
                   Phagwara will make every efforts to protect and<\/p>\n
                   maintain existing parks\/open space. In this regard,<\/p>\n
                   Municipal Council has installed the Board in the<\/p>\n
                   existing      parks   displaying   parks   belong        to<\/p>\n
                   Municipal Council and fall under the T.P. Scheme<\/p>\n
                   5 Part-II.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                         Let implementation of the Scheme as per the<\/p>\n
            affidavit of the Municipal Council, Phagwara, be done.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
                         Be notified for hearing on October 05, 2007.<\/p>\n
                         Copy of the order be given ‘Dasti’ under the<\/p>\n
            signatures of the Special Secretary.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
5.          When the matter came up for further consideration on<\/p>\n
21.10.2008, learned counsel for the petitioners apprise the Court that<\/p>\n
the directions issued on 20.8.2007 have not been carried in letter and<\/p>\n
spirit nor any status report as per direction has been filed.           He<\/p>\n
complained that there were still residential houses in the park, which
\n C.W.P. No. 13121 of 1998                                          12<\/span><\/p>\n
claim was contested by the learned counsel for the respondent<\/p>\n
Municipal Council, Phagwara.       As there was no comprehensive<\/p>\n
affidavit giving details about the implementation of the directions<\/p>\n
issued by this Court on 20.8.2007 and 5.10.2007, we called for<\/p>\n
comprehensive report. Accordingly, an affidavit dated 15.11.2008<\/p>\n
was filed by Shri Adarsh Kumar Sharma, Executive Officer,<\/p>\n
Municipal Council, Phagwara. The affidavit of the Executive Officer<\/p>\n
disclosed a number of steps which have been taken in respect of Park<\/p>\n
No. P-3 and P-4. It has been deposed that free access to the parks<\/p>\n
have been made and there is no hindrance in the free movement to the<\/p>\n
general public on their way to these parks and that open spaces\/parks<\/p>\n
have been partially covered through boundary wall and partially<\/p>\n
through fencing with iron wire and concrete pillars. It has also been<\/p>\n
pointed out that priority is being given to provide drinking water<\/p>\n
supply and sewerage facilities to the residents of the municipal area.<\/p>\n
The Executive Officer has also deposed that drinking water and<\/p>\n
sanitation is being provided to the residents of the locality of Town<\/p>\n
Planning Scheme No. 5 Part-II and it is persuading the residents of<\/p>\n
the locality of Town Planning Scheme No. 5 Part-II for purchasing<\/p>\n
deficient park area at collector rates. In case the nearby residents of<\/p>\n
do not show their willingness to sell their land then process for<\/p>\n
compulsory acquisition would be initiated through the Deputy<\/p>\n
Commissioner, Kapurthala. A comprehensive rehabilitation plan is<\/p>\n
required to remove small factory units operating in the area because<\/p>\n
thousands of workers and their families are dependent on these small
\n C.W.P. No. 13121 of 1998                                            13<\/span><\/p>\n
units. The Municipal Council, Phagwara, has already made a request<\/p>\n
to the General Manager, District Industries Centre, Kapurthala as well<\/p>\n
as the Executive Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board,<\/p>\n
Jalandhar, to take necessary legal action against these units, vide their<\/p>\n
letter dated 7.11.2008.\n<\/p>\n
6.           It is pertinent to notice that there is some dispute with<\/p>\n
regard to notification and de-notification of the Town Planning<\/p>\n
Scheme, which is subject matter of other petitions. The controversy<\/p>\n
raised in these petitions would not cover the issue of notification\/de-<\/p>\n
notification of the Town Planning Scheme as the same is involved in<\/p>\n
a bunch of other petitions which are pending and dealt with<\/p>\n
separately. The order passed in these petitions, therefore, shall not be<\/p>\n
taken to have any effect on the pending petitions.\n<\/p>\n
7.           When the matter came up for consideration on<\/p>\n
20.11.2008 before this Court, again the issue of encroachments in the<\/p>\n
park area was raised by referring to Park No. P-3. It was claimed that<\/p>\n
no specific affidavit was filed with regard to demolition of house<\/p>\n
belonging to one Shri Tarsem Lal in Park No. P-3. This Court has<\/p>\n
noticed that in the affidavit dated 25.1.2008, the only statement made<\/p>\n
by the Executive Officer was that the Municipal Council had<\/p>\n
retrieved the possible encroachment\/deviated area in Park No. 3 and<\/p>\n
Park No. 4 and it has removed the encroachment of footsteps\/ramps<\/p>\n
from the residential area by clearing the road and the streets by using<\/p>\n
JCB machine. The Court expressed dissatisfaction because nothing<\/p>\n
was said about demolition of encroachment to which reference was
\n C.W.P. No. 13121 of 1998                                          14<\/span><\/p>\n
made in the order dated 20.8.2007.        Accordingly, we asked the<\/p>\n
Municipal Council, Phagwara to file specific affidavit of its<\/p>\n
Executive Officer that the encroacher has vacated the encroached<\/p>\n
area.\n<\/p>\n
8.             Shri   Adarsh   Kumar    Sharma,    Executive   Officer,<\/p>\n
Municipal Council, Phagwara, has filed affidavit dated 1.12.2008 by<\/p>\n
stating that on 31.7.2007 the encroacher Shri Tarsem Lal was asked<\/p>\n
to vacate the encroached area of Park No. P-3 and after receiving the<\/p>\n
notice he has himself demolished the excess\/encroached portion of<\/p>\n
his house in Park No. 3.\n<\/p>\n
9.             After hearing learned counsel for the parties, we are of<\/p>\n
the considered view that no useful purpose would be served by<\/p>\n
keeping these petitions alive as necessary steps have already been<\/p>\n
taken. Accordingly, these writ petitions are disposed of with the<\/p>\n
observation that Municipal Council, Phagwara shall ensure that there<\/p>\n
is no encroachments by the unwarranted elements. We wish to make<\/p>\n
it clear that any observation made in this order shall not have any<\/p>\n
adverse effect on the pending litigation with regard to the polluted<\/p>\n
industries in the residential area or any scheme by the respondents in<\/p>\n
that regard.<\/p>\n
\n\n\n\n\n                                              (M.M. KUMAR)\n                                                 JUDGE\n\n\n\n\n                                               (JORA SINGH)\n C.W.P. No. 13121 of 1998       15<\/span>\n\n\n\nDecember 2, 2008           JUDGE\nPkapoor\n <\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Punjab-Haryana High Court Sarwan Singh And Another vs State Of Punjab And Others on 2 December, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 13121 of 1998 DATE OF DECISION: December 2, 2008 Sarwan Singh and another …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. 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