135 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.15577 of 2025 (O&M) Date of Decision: 23.07.2025 HARVINDER SINGH .....Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ........Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUPINDER SINGH GREWAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present: Mr. Arpan Sabharwal, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * * * ANUPINDER SINGH GREWAL, J. (Oral) The petitioner is seeking a direction to respondents No.1 to 4 to take appropriate action against respondent No.5 as he is constructing a factory/godown in a residential area. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent No.5 is constructing a factory/godown in residential area which is against the Municipal Corporation bye-laws. He has referred to the site plan and the photographs at Annexures P-1 & P-2. He also submits that as per the bye- laws width of the road for establishing factory is 40 feet but respondent No.5 is raising construction right across the house of the petitioner which is situated on the lane which is 24 feet wide. 2. Issue notice to the respondents. 3. At the asking of the Court, Ms. Arundhati Kulshreshtha, AAG, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents and upon instructions from respondent No.1 submits that a notice to stop the construction work has already been issued to respondent No.5 on 18.07.2025 and another SANDEEP KUMAR 2025.07.24 14:07 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CWP No.15577 of 2025 (O&M) -2- notice has been issued to him today itself. 4. After having heard learned counsel for the parties, we are of the considered opinion that when respondent No.1 has initiated action against respondent No.5, the grievance of the petitioner appears to have been substantially redressed. Therefore, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to immediately stop the unauthorized construction work and take action in accordance with law. (ANUPINDER SINGH GREWAL) JUDGE (DEEPAK MANCHANDA) JUDGE 23.07.2025 sandeep Whether Speaking/Reasoned : Yes/No Whether Reportable : Yes/No SANDEEP KUMAR 2025.07.24 14:07 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment.