IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 12327 of 2010 Date of Decision: 26.08.2010 M/s Jawahar Lal Bhalla and Co. ..Petitioner Versus Punjab Pollution Control Board and others ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MUKUL MUDGAL, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present : Ms. Naiya Gill, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** MUKUL MUDGAL, C.J. (Oral) Petitioner has filed this petition for issuance of writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondent No.2 to issue consent letter to operate his brick-kiln which is being withheld by respondent No. 3 in an illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional manner for the last 76 days at the behest of respondent No. 7 thereby causing a loss of Rs. One lac daily to the petitioner. 2. The main grievance of the petitioner is about non-disposal of his application dated 17.6.2010 (Annexure P-5) which is for consent to operate the brick kiln under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. CWP No. 12327 of 2010 [2] 3. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, we are of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of by issuing a direction to respondent No. 2 to dispose of the application dated 17.6.2010 (Annexure P-5) moved by the petitioner not later than four months from today by a reasoned order. Ordered accordingly. (MUKUL MUDGAL) CHIEF JUSTICE (AJAY TEWARI) 26.08.2010 JUDGE 'ravinder'