1 C.W.P. No. 18553 of 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH --- Civil Writ Petition No. 18553 of 2009 Date of Decision: March 9, 2010 Vijay Kumar and others --- Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others --- Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL *** PRESENT: Mr. S.P.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioners. --- AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. This is a petition filed under Articles 226 /227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ of mandamus, directing the Director General of Police, Punjab (respondent No.3) to ensure compliance of his order No. 6798B21/CR-1-A2, dated 4.5.2004, (Annexure P-2); not to forcibly close the chemist shops of the petitioners and also not to harass them unnecessarily as according to their averments, they were possessing valid licences to run their shops. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have already made a representation dated 16.11.2009 (Annexure P-4) for the same relief as has been claimed in the 2 C.W.P. No. 18553 of 2009 present writ petition, but no action has been taken thereon by the respondents so far. He further submits that the petitioners shall feel satisfied if a direction is issued to respondent No.4 to decide the aforesaid representation, in a given time-frame. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioners and perusing the record, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Moga, respondent No.4 to decide the representation (Annexures P-4) by passing a speaking order in accordance with law, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) March 09, 2010 JUDGE *RKMALIK*