CWP No.16079 of 2011 (O&M) Poonam V/s Director Town and Country Planning, Haryana and another Present: Mr.N.S.Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** Prayer in this petition is to issue a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing respondent No.1, to decide the petitioner's application for change of land use, filed under the Punjab Scheduled Roads and Controlled Areas (Restriction of Unregulated Development) Act, 1963 Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner filed an application for change of land use on 25.10.2008. The District Town and Country Planning, Haryana, pointed out certain deficiencies, vide letter dated 31.10.2008. The petitioner removed these deficiencies and clarified the doubts. The petitioner thereafter received a letter dated 26.06.2009 from the Senior District Town and Country Planner, Gurgaon, informing the petitioner that as the issue of grant for change of land use is pending consideration with the Government, the petitioner's case would be decided after the policy is finalised. After letter dated 25.06.2009, the petitioner has not received any communication from the respondents accepting or rejecting her application for change of land use. It is prayed that as respondent No.1 is statutorily obliged to decide the application one way or the other, a direction may be issued to respondent No.1 to decide the application (Annexure P-1) forthwith. I have heard counsel for the petitioner and in view of the statutory duty cast upon respondent No.1 to decide the petitioner's application for change of land use, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to consider and decide the petitioner's application for change of land use within three months from receipt of a certified copy of this order, by passing a speaking order. This order shall not be construed to be an expression of opinion on the rights of the petitioner or the respondents. 30.08.2011 [ RAJIVE BHALLA ] shamsher JUDGE