Anil Kumar v. Union Of India & ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.12672 of 2015 Date of Decision: June 29, 2015 Anil Kumar .....Petitioner versus Union of India and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT.

HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.B.BAJANTHRI.

Present: Mr.Paul S.Saini, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.-

1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

2. To be referred to the Reporters or not?

3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner is resident of Himachal Pradesh. He is presently posted in that State only. None of the respondents against whom he has sought relief, reside within the territorial jurisdiction of this Court.

For the reasons already assigned by this Court in (i) Union of India and others versus Dheeraj Gupta and others, 2010 (3) SCT 570 and (ii) CWP No.24045 of 2012 (Union of India and others versus Ashok Kalra and another) decided on 08.04.2013, we are of the considered view that this Court has got no territorial jurisdiction to entertain this writ petition. MOHINDER KUMAR 2015.07.02 12:09 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh

CWP No.12672 of 2015 [2] Faced with this, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw this petition with liberty to file a fresh petition before the jurisdictional High Court. Ordered accordingly.

[SURYA KANT] JUDGE June 29, 2015 [P.B.BAJANTHRI] mohinder JUDGE MOHINDER KUMAR 2015.07.02 12:09 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh