IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP NO.19225 of 2006 DATE OF DECISION: December 5, 2006 Sukhdev ….Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and others …. Respondents CORAM:- HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VINEY MITTAL HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S. BHALLA PRESENT: Shri Rajesh Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. Viney Mittal,J.(Oral). The petitioner has approached this Court challenging the grant of ration depot licence to Sandeep Kumar, respondent No.5 for village Nurpur. According to the petitioner, one of the consideration for the grant of the aforesaid licence to respondent No.5 was that he was a matriculate. According to the petitioner, respondent No.5 had produced a forged matriculation certificate to obtain the said ration depot licence. Making the aforesaid grievance, the petitioner has even filed a representation dated November 16, 2006 (Annexure P.3) before the District Controller, Food and Supply Department, Jalandhar, respondent No.3 which remains unresponded so far. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case but without going into the merits of the claim made by the petitioner, we dispose of the present petition with a direction to the District Controller, Food and Supply Department, Jalandhar, respondent No.3 to take a final decision on the aforesaid CWP NO.19225 of 2006 -2- representation (Annexure P.3) within a period of four months from the date a certified copy of this order is received, by passing a detailed and speaking order. Of course, before taking a final decision in the matter, the petitioner as well as respondent No.5 shall be granted a personal hearing. A copy of the order be given dasti on payment of usual charges. (Viney Mittal) Judge December 5, 2006 (H.S. Bhalla) KD Judge