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Tribune News ServiceAmritsar November 29The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a resident of Attari village seeking appointment of a medical officer (MO) at Primary Health Centre (PHC) after the state government stated that a decision on representations made by the petitioner would be made soon. Harjinder Singh a resident of Attari had filed a PIL stating that the PHC at Attari did not have a medical officer as a result of which the residents of the border belt were facing problems in getting medical treatment. Singh stated that he had filed his first representation before the health authorities in 2015. He had then again filed the representations before the authorities concerned in 2018 and then again in 2019. He stated that residents of the area which is over 35-km away from the city were dependent on the PHC for their medical needs..