IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.19000 of 2010 Date of Decision : October 25, 2010. Dhir Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.M.K.Dogra, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Anil Kumar Sharma, Additional AG, Punjab. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. Mr.Anil Kumar Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. In view of the nature of order which I propose to pass there is no need to seek any counter reply from the respondents at this stage. The petitioner seeks a writ of certiorari to quash the impugned orders dated 25.11.2005 (Annexure P-9) and 17.5.2005 (Annexure P-3) passed by respondent Nos.2 & 3 respectively, whereby his licence for fair price shop has been cancelled. C.W.P.No .19000 of 2010 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that against the aforesaid impugned orders dated 25.11.2005 and 17.5.2005 (Annexures P9 and P-3 respectively), the petitioner has preferred a statutory appeal dated 17.2.2006 (Annexure P-10) before the Secretary, Food Supplies, Punjab, Chandigarh, but the same has not been decided so far. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner will feel satisfied if a direction to decide his appeal in a time bound manner, is issued. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to respondent No.1 to dispose of the petitioner's pending appeal dated 17.2.2006 (Annexure P-10), in accordance with law and after affording an opportunity of personal hearing to him, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order, if the same has not been decided so far. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. October 25, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE