IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP NO.16297 of 2006 DATE OF DECISION: October 13, 2006 Bareta Rice Mills Association, Bareta and another ….Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and others …..Respondents CORAM:- HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VINEY MITTAL HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.PATWALIA PRESENT: Shri Ram Lal Gupta, Advocate for the petitioners. Viney Mittal,J.(Oral). Notice of motion to the respondents. On the asking of Court, Shri Sukhdip Singh Brar, Additional Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Copies of the writ petition have been supplied to the learned counsel for the respondents. The petitioners have approached this Court for issuance of directions to the respondents not to send the paddy of purchase centers of Bareta, Kulrian, Bhawa, Bhakshiwala,Kahangarh, Dharampura, Gobindpura, Bhakhrial, Chack Alisar, Reound Kalan, Biraywala Dhogran, Dialpura, Kishangarh and Rangrial falling under and attached with Market Committee Bareta District Mansa to sheller/rice mills outside Bareta for shelling. A further direction has been sought to the respondents to follow in letter and spirit the policy CWP NO.16297 of 2006 -2- for custom milling of kharif 2006-07. A copy of the policy has been attached as Annexure P.1. From the perusal of the record, we find that a representation dated October 1, 2006 (Annexure P.5) has been filed by the petitioners which remains unresponded so far. In this view of the matter, without going into the merits of the claim made by the petitioners, we dispose of the present petition with a direction to the Director Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Punjab, respondent No.2 to take a final decision on the aforesaid representation (Annexure P.5) within a period of three week from the date a certified copy of this order is received, by passing a detailed and speaking order. A copy of the order be given dasti on payment of usual charges. (Viney Mittal) Judge October 13, 2006 (P.S. Patwalia) KD Judge