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Civil Writ Petition No. 4977 of 2014 Civil Writ Petition No. 4977 of 2014 Civil Writ Petition No. 4977 of 2014 Civil Writ Petition No. 4977 of 2014
DATE OF DECISION : MAY 05, 2014 DATE OF DECISION : MAY 05, 2014 DATE OF DECISION : MAY 05, 2014 DATE OF DECISION : MAY 05, 2014
Kuldeep Singh Khaira Kuldeep Singh Khaira Kuldeep Singh Khaira Kuldeep Singh Khaira
....... PETITIONER ....... PETITIONER ....... PETITIONER ....... PETITIONER
VERSUS VERSUS VERSUS VERSUS
State of Punjab and others State of Punjab and others State of Punjab and others State of Punjab and others
..... RESPONDENTS ..... RESPONDENTS ..... RESPONDENTS ..... RESPONDENTS
CORAM : CORAM : CORAM : CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, CHIEF JUSTICE
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN PALLI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN PALLI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN PALLI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN PALLI
PRESENT: Mr. HC Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner.
Mr. Sukhdeep Singh Brar, Additional Advocate
General, Punjab, for respondents No.1 to 4.
Mr. HS Sethi, Advocate, for respondent No.5.
SANJAY KISHAN KAUL SANJAY KISHAN KAUL SANJAY KISHAN KAUL SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, CJ. (Oral) , CJ. (Oral) , CJ. (Oral) , CJ. (Oral)
The petitioner has filed the present writ petition as a
Public Interest Litigation alleging deployment of various police
officials for security purposes contrary to the entitlement and in
the absence of any threat perception. Simultaneously, grievance
is also made about vehicles being allotted, once again, contrary
to the entitlement.
The stand taken on behalf of the Municipal
Corporation, Ludhiana is that the matter has been reconsidered
and it has been decided not to provide any security personnel to
any official of the Municipal Corporation, unless approved and
recommended by the Director General of Police, Punjab. The
security personnel earlier allotted already stand withdrawn.
Kang Gursharan Singh
2014.05.06 10:50
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The affidavit of the Municipal Corporation further
states that there is no policy or rules for providing vehicle to any
person, who is not holding the post of Municipal Corporator,
Ludhiana. The vehicles provided to non-officials have been
withdrawn. Thus, remedial action is stated to have been taken.
The affidavit filed by the Additional Deputy
Commissioner of Police (Headquarter and Security), Ludhiana
states that 19 police officials are posted on deputation with the
Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana and are performing their official
duties in the Enforcement Wing. No official vehicle is stated to
have been provided.
Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, still
makes a grievance, on instructions, that the Mayor is still being
provided police protection, though remedial measures had been
taken qua others.
The Municipal Corporation states that the security
has not been provided by the Corporation but by the District
Administration.
Learned Additional Advocate General submits that
they will review even this case and unless there is a threat
perception, there will be no occasion to extend the police
protection. The needful be done within 15 days.
The petition, accordingly, stands disposed of.
( SANJAY KISHAN KAUL ) ( SANJAY KISHAN KAUL ) ( SANJAY KISHAN KAUL ) ( SANJAY KISHAN KAUL )
CHIEF JUSTICE CHIEF JUSTICE CHIEF JUSTICE CHIEF JUSTICE

MAY 05, 2014 MAY 05, 2014 MAY 05, 2014 MAY 05, 2014 ( ARUN PALLI ) ( ARUN PALLI ) ( ARUN PALLI ) ( ARUN PALLI )
Kang JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE