C.W.P. No.14364 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (1) C.W.P. No.14364 of 2009 Date of decision:07.10.2009. Shiv Oil Store ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents (2) C.W.P. No.14373 of 2009 Date of decision:07.10.2009. Kisan Oil Store ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents (3) C.W.P. No.14374 of 2009 Date of decision:07.10.2009. Chander Bhan Gulshan Kumar ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents (4) C.W.P. No.14379 of 2009 Date of decision:07.10.2009. Darshan Kumar Prem Kumar ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents (5) C.W.P. No.14401 of 2009 Date of decision:07.10.2009. Baba Farid Oil Store ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents C.W.P. No.14364 of 2009 -2- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH Present: Mr. Rahul Chhatwal, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Anil Sharma, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondents. ***** JASBIR SINGH, J. This order will dispose of 5 writ petitions bearing Nos.14364, 14373, 14374, 14379 and 14401 all of the year 2009, involving common questions of law and facts. To dictate order, facts are being taken from CWP No.14364 of 2009. This writ petition has been filed with a prayer to issue directions to the respondents, to restore supply of sanctioned quota of kerosene oil to the petitioner, to distribute it, amongst the people living below the poverty line. The petitioner is a license-holder and it was stated in this writ petition that without any notice, supply of the kerosene oil has been stopped. On 18.09.2009, following order was passed by this Court: - “Notice of motion for 25.09.2009. On asking of the Court, Mr. A.K.Sharma, Additional Advocate General, punjab accepts notice. Counsel for the petitioner is directed to supply him two copies of the writ petition during course of the day. The petitioner is a licence holder under the provisions of the Punjab Light Diesel Oil and Kerosene Dealers Licensing Order, 1978 and was distributing kerosene oil to the families, living below poverty line, who were eligible to get the same. It is case of the petitioner that now supply of kerosene oil has been stopped without C.W.P. No.14364 of 2009 -3- any notice and hearing to it. Mr. Sharma is directed to get instructions as to why supply of kerosene oil, to the petitioner has been stopped. If there is no cogent reason for the same, he will ask the authorities to restore supply and release kerosene oil, for distribution, to the petitioner. Copy of the order be supplied to the State counsel under signatures of the Court Reader for compliance.” Shri Sharma has put on record copy of an order dated 01.10.2009, wherein, it has been stated that supply of kerosene oil has been restored to the petitioner. In view of above, these writ petitions have become infructuous. Counsel for the petitioners states that less quota of keresene oil has been released in favour of the petitioners. Liberty is granted to the petitioners to take up the matter with the officer concerned, who shall consider prayer of the petitioner as per law. Disposed of. October 07, 2009. ( JASBIR SINGH ) vinod* JUDGE