IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 8172 of 2011. Decided on: October 11, 2011. Jyoti Prakash. Vrs. State of H.P. & ors. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol, Judge. For the petitioner: Mr. B.K. Malhotra, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. R.K.Bawa, AG, with Mr. J.K.Verma, Dy. AG. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:- “(i) That the demand notice Annexure-P13 may kindly be quashed and set aside and the respondents may kindly be directed to allow the petitioner to get the vehicle in question passed and thereafter to issue the fitness certificate in favour of the petitioner. (ii) The respondents may kindly be restrained from realizing the Special Road Tax (S.R.T.) from 11.2.2004 to May, 2007 as demanded by the respondent No. 3 vide Annexure-P15.” 2. It is seen that the appeal filed by the petitioner is pending before the second respondent. There will be direction to the second respondent to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner within a period of one month from the date of production of the copy of this judgment along with copy of the writ petition by the petitioner before the second respondent, after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. Depending on the action thus taken in the appeal, the 3rd respondent shall take required further action, if any, within another two weeks. 3. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Authenticated copy. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. October 11, 2011. ( Justice Sanjay Karol), (karan/vs) Judge.