IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL TA NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO. 499 (MS) OF 2006 Jagdish Raj, s/o Sri Bhagat Ram, Kichha, District Udham Singh Nagar. .............Petitioner. Versus 1. Sub Divisional Magistrate, Tehsil Kichha, District Udham Singh Nagar. 2. District Supply Officer, Udham Singh Nagar. 3. Gram Sabha, Village Bakhpur, Dharuadham, Kichha Udham Singh Nagar, through its Pradhan. .................Respondents. Mr. S.S. Yadav, Advocate for the petitioner. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. Dated: 05.05.2006 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. By the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for issuance of an appropriate order or direction directing the respondents to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 26.04.2006. Further prayer has been made for issuance of an appropriate direction directing the respondents not to allot the fair price shop of Gram Sabha Bakhpur Dhauradham, Kichha Udham Singh Nagar, through its Pradhan to any other person during the pendency of present writ petition. Petitioner is a licensee of Fair Price Shop situated at Village Dharadham, Gram Sabha, Bakhpur, Kichha Udham Singh Nagar. According to the case of the petitioner, only in the meeting held on 21.04.2006, it was decided that the Fair 2 Price Shop shall be allotted to one Sri Sarvajeet Singh at Village Bakhpur the petitioner. The contention of the petitioner is that the meeting held on the said date was wholly illegal. The short grievance of the petitioner is that his representation dated 20th April, 2006 (Annexure No. 3 to the writ petition) may be directed to dispose of so far the quorum of 219 members is concerned in pursuance of the Govt. Order dated 20th March, 2005 (Annexure No.2 to the writ petition). The respondent no. 2, therefore, is directed to decide the representation of the petitioner in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from the date of production of the certified copy of the order. Till the disposal of the representation, if the proposal for allotment of the said Fair Price Shop has not been materialized, the petitioner shall continue. Writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. Copy of the order to be given today. (Rajesh Tandon, J.) 05.05.2006 Rathour