C.W.P.No.15951 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 08.09.2008 M/s Aggarwal Trading Co. and others .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE UMA NATH SINGH. HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY. Present : Mr.Vivek Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners. -.- UMA NATH SINGH, J. Learned counsel for petitioners submitted that petitioners' case is also akin to the case of petitioners in C.W.P.No.15232 of 2008, which was disposed of vide order of this Court dated 28.8.2008 with certain directions. The said order, on reproduction, reads as under: “Learned counsel for petitioners states that though the respondents cannot auction the plots in question in terms of Rule of Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board (Sale and Transfer of Plots) Rules, 1999 as amended in 2008 (for short `the Rules'), but petitioners are given to understand that the authorities are going ahead with auction scheduled to take place on 4.9.2008. Learned counsel further submitted that appeal under Section 12 of the aforesaid Rules is also pending. He contended that petitioners would be satisfied if a direction is given to authorities to dispose of the pending appeal at the earliest within a time frame. We do not find any legal impediment in issuing such C.W.P.No.15951 of 2008 2 direction. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with direction to respondent No.2 to decide the pending representation of petitioners within 15 days from the date of receiving a copy of this order. In view of this direction, it is expected from the respondents that they would not go ahead with auction, if any, till the appeal is disposed of.” Accordingly, we dispose of this writ petition with direction to the authorities concerned to decide and dispose of pending appeal of petitioners within a period of 4 weeks from receiving a copy of this order. This is also made clear that it is not expected from the respondents that they would go ahead with auction, if any, till appeal is disposed of. This writ petition is disposed of accordingly. A copy of this order be given dasti under the signatures of Court Secretary of the Bench. (UMA NATH SINGH) JUDGE 08-09-2008 (DAYA CHAUDHARY) *mohinder JUDGE