IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 3331 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 05.03.2008 Shri Hari Sahib Steel Industries, Jassaran Road, Mandi Gobindgarh .... PETITIONER Versus The State of Punjab and another ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG Present: Mr. Sandeep Goyal, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. (Oral) The petitioner has filed this petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a direction to the Excise and Taxation Officer-cum-Designated Officer, Ward No.3, Mandi Gobindgarh (respondent No.2 herein) to consider its application for registration under the Punjab Value Added Tax Act, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as `the Act') and grant the Registration Certificate in accordance with law. It is case of the petitioner that it applied for the aforesaid registration on 6.8.2007 and completed all the formalities. It is further case of the petitioner that vide notice dated 14.11.2007 (Annexure P-8), it was asked to comply with certain more formalities, which were also complied CWP No. 3331 of 2008 -2- with. Counsel for the petitioner contends that in spite of all this, respondent No.2 is sitting on the matter and is not taking the decision on the application dated 6.8.2007, though it is obligatory on the Registering Authority to decide an application for registration under the Act, within a period of 30 days. In view of the aforesaid facts, without issuing notice to the respondents, as it will un-necessary delay the matter, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider the application submitted by the petitioner on 6.8.2007, in accordance with law and take a decision by passing a speaking order within a period of one month. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE March 05, 2008 ( RAKESH KUMAR GARG ) ndj JUDGE