C.W.P NO. 6047 OF 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P NO. 6047 OF 2009 DECIDED ON : 22.04.2009 M/S Zamidara Oil Store and anr. ...Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. V. K. Jindal, Advocate, for the petitioners. SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) Notice of motion to respondents No.1 to 3 only. Mr. G. S. Attariwala, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice. In view of nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no necessity to seek any counter-affidavit from the official respondents and/or to issue notice to rest of the respondents. The petitioners are depot holders and are running fair price shops for the sale/purchase/storage of essential commodities under the Public Distribution System. They seek a mandamus for payments of 'margin money' and 'transportation charges' for distribution of wheat and dal under the 'ATTA DAL SCHEME'. C.W.P NO. 6047 OF 2009 -2- The aforesaid claim is founded upon the government policies, copies of which have been appended as Annexures P-2, P-7, P-8 and P-10. The petitioner's grievance is that they have represented the respondents several times and also served them with legal notices dated 19.01.2009 (Annexure P-9) and 16.03.2009 (Annexure P-11) but no action for the release of the afore-mentioned reliefs has been taken so far. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, but without expressing any views on the petitioner's claim, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent NO.2-Director Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affair Department, Punjab, to consider and dispose of the petitioner's claim regarding payment of 'margin money' and 'transportation charges', under the 'ATTA DAL SCHEME' and if they are found entitled, release the same within a period of four months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. Let a copy of this order be given dasti on payment of usual charges. APRIL 22, 2009 (SURYA KANT) shalini JUDGE