HI^H COURT OF CHHATTIS^RH AT BtLASPUR S.B. HON'BLE SHRI DHIRENDRA MISHM. J PETITIONER W.P.fc) No.5393 of 2009 Bhawan Das Sachdev, son of Late Seval Mal Sachdev, aged 58 years, Occupation" Business, Proprietor of M/s Silkin Fairness AAake-up India, Opposite Avanti ©arden,Near Katyan Godown, Daidatseoni, AAowa Road, RGipur, resident of 6-15 & 16, Pragati Vihar, Mahaveer Nagar, Raipur (C&) RESPONDENTS ^--. Vs 1. Union of India, through the Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs/Grih Mantralaya, 26, Jaisalmer House, Mansingh Road, New Delhi. 2. State of Chhattisgarh, through the Secretary, Department of Home, Secretariat, Mantralaya, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur. 3. The Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Mantralaya, D.K.5. Bhawan, ^ ftaipur, 4. The Secretary & Ex- Officio Appetlate Authority under the Orugs &. Cosmetic Rules, 1945, Department of Heaith, State of Chhattisgarh, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur. 5. The Controller, Food <& Drugs Administration, Chhattisgarh, Kalibadi, ftaipur. Present: Shri Rajeev Shrivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner. Shri Rajnish Baghel, learned counsei for respondent No.l. Shri Shashank Thakur, learned PL for the State. ORAL ORDER (Passed on 22nd September, 2009) Dhirendra Mishra. J The petitioner by way of filing this petition has proyed for quashing of the impugned order dated 27.5.2009 (Annexure P/l) whereby licence issued to the petitioner authorizing him to sell by way of wholesale dealing and storage for saie by the licensee of the drugs manufactured under the licence, has been cancelled by respondent No.5. Shri Rajeev Shrivastava, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that his appeal against the order of cancellation of hss licence is already pending before the appellate authority-respondent No.4 since Juiy, 2009. He further submits that this petition may be disposed of with a direction to respondent No.4 to decide the appeal preferred by the petitioner expeditiously. Shri Shashank Thakur, learned Panel Lawyer appearing for the State submits that the appeal preferred by the petitioner shall be considered and decided within a period of three months from the date of production of copy of the order passed by this Court in this petition. In view of above submission of learned counsel for the parties, the instant petition is disposed of witii a direction to respondent No.4 to decide the appeal of the petitioner herein preferred against the order of Annexure P/l expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of copy of this order, in accordance with loiw. -—- Sd/- Dhirendra Mishra Judge ^