IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.1206 of 2011 Date of Decision : January 21, 2011. Narinder Kumar and others .....Petitioners versus The State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Kanwaljit Singh, Senior Advocate with Mr.Ajay Singla, Advocate, for the petitioners. -.- 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) The petitioners are working as Pharmacists in different Hospitals/Clinics/Health Centres of the State of Punjab. They seek a mandamus to direct the respondent-authorities to grant them the requisite certificates for their registration as Registered Medical Practitioners under the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945. The petitioners have averred that despite the repeated representations and recommendations made by the departmental authorities, no action is being taken though they have served the respondents with a legal notice dated 1.4.2010 (Annexure P-9) followed by a reminder dated 17.6.2010 (Annexure P-10) also. C.W.P.No .1206 of 2011 2 Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, however, without expressing any views on the merits of the petitioners' claim to issue them the requisite medical certificates, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent Nos.1 & 2 to consider and dispose of the above-stated claim of the petitioners by passing a speaking order within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. January 21, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE