1 C.W.P. No. 9955 of 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH --- Civil Writ Petition No. 9955 of 2010 Date of Decision: May 26, 2010 Pritam Singh --- Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others --- Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL *** PRESENT: Mr. M.K. Dogra, Advocate for the petitioner. --- AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. In this petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari, for quashing the order dated 25.11.2005 (Annexure P-11) passed by respondent No.2, and order dated 18.5.2005 (Annexure P-3) passed by respondent No.3 vide which the licence for his fair price shop has been cancelled. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that against the orders, Annexure P-3 and P-11, the petitioner had preferred appeal, dated 20.1.2006, (Annexure P-12) before the Secretary, Department of Food Supplies, Punjab, Chandigarh (respondent No.1) but the same has not been decided so far. Learned counsel submitted that the petitioner will feel satisfied if a direction is issued for decision of the appeal within a fixed time-frame. 2 C.W.P. No. 9955 of 2010 After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and perusing the record, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to dispose of the appeal of the petitioner, dated 20.1.2006 (Annexures P-12), in accordance with law, and after affording an opportunity of hearing to him, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order, if the same has not been decided so far. (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) May 26, 2010 JUDGE *RKMALIK*