IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 2102 of 2008 (M/S) Harendra Singh, S/o Shyam Singh, R/o Village Mohammadpur Jat, Tehsil Roorkee, District Haridwar. ……………Petitioner. Versus (1) State of Uttarakhand, through Principal Secretary, Civil Supplies, Civil Secretariat, Dehradun. (2) District Supply Officer, Haridwar. (3) S.D.M. Roorkee, District Haridwar. (4) Supply Inspector Roorkee, District Haridwar. (5) Block Development Officer, Narsan, Haridwar. ………….Respondents. Sri Ajay Veer Pundhir, Advocate for the petitioner. Sri K.P. Upadhyay, Additional Chief Standing Counsel, for the respondents. Hon’ble Prafulla, C. Pant, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. (2) By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents no.3 and 4. to issue a license for Fair Price Shop of Village Mohammadpur Jat in District Haridwar, in favour of petitioner. (3) Learned counsel for the petitioner argued that respondent no.3-Sub Divisional Magistrate, Roorkee, in the month of August 2008, directed the Gram Sabha of Mohammadpur Jat to pass a resolution for the Fair Price Shop in said village. In compliance thereof on 16.09.2008 Gram Sabha of aforesaid village passed a resolution in favour of the petitioner (Harendra Singh) that the license be issued in his favour to run a Fair Price Shop. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that no action is being taken by the authorities concerned even after being reminded several times. Lastly, it is stated that on 20th November 2008 a representation was sent by the villagers to the respondent no.3 (a copy of which is annexed as annexure 4 to the writ petition). (4) Having heard learned counsel for the parties and after going through the papers on record, including the order dated 04.08.2008 (annexure 1 to the writ petition), passed by Sub Divisional Magistrate, Roorkee, and copy of the resolution (annexure 2 to the writ petition), passed by the Gram Sabha, this writ petition is summarily disposed of with the direction to the respondents no.3 and 4 to take a decision on the resolution passed by the Gram Sabha, Mohammadpur Jat, within a period of three months form the date certified copy of this order is produced before such authorities. (Interim Relief Application No.8169 of 2008 also stands disposed of). (Prafulla, C. Pant, J.) Dt. 04.12.2008 NS