IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 17540 of 2010 Date of Decision: 28.9.2010. Satpal and others --Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion to respondents no.1 to 3 only. Mr. R.D. Sharma, D.A.G., Haryana has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioner were Depot Holders in their respective depots as indicated in para 2 of the writ petition under the license granted by the Food & Supplies Department. A case under Sections 420/467/468/471 of I.P.C read with provisions of Essential Commodities Act was registered against them vide FIR No. 140 dated 28.12.2003. Petitioners were, however, acquitted in the aforesaid case vide judgement dated 26.92009 passed by the S.D.J.M., Safidon. On their acquittal petitioners filed a civil suit in the Court of Civil Judge, Karnal and also prayed for an interim injunction. Vide order dated 6.1.2010 an interim injunction was issued in favour of the petitioner to restore the supplies of goods. Respondent no.3 has also passed order dated 10.6.2010 for CWP. No. 17540 of 2010 -2- complying the order of the civil court for restoration of the supply to the petitioners. The grievance of the petitioners is that respondent no.3 has not even implemented the court order as also its own order dated 10.6.2010. Petitioners have made application (Annexure P-6) but no decision has been taken thereon till date. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioners would be satisfied, if, respondents are directed to take decision on the application of the petitioner, referred to above. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.3 to take decision on the application of the petitioner in the light of the judgement of the civil court and the order (Annexure P-4), within a period of two months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the said respondent. Needless to say that in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 28.9.2010. lucky