1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 855 of 2011 Date of decision:- 18.01.2011 Arvind Thakur, Chairman, Global Human Rights Councils (R&C), Regd. Office: H. No. 3434, Sector 45-D, Chandigarh. ......Petitioner Vs The Union of India through Secretary Ministry of Food and Supplies, South Block, New Delhi and others. ......Respondents CORAM:-HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Present: Mr. Arvind Kashyap, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * * RANJAN GOGOI, A.C.J. (ORAL) This PIL seeks directions to the respondents to check the rising prices of food articles and other essential commodities. The market price of food articles, essential commodities or any other commodity is governed by market conditions and the principles of demand and supply over which the Court cannot have any control. In so far as the allegation of hoarding is concerned, no details in this regard have been stated by the petitioner to enable any effective directions to be issued by the Court. 2 We are, therefore, not inclined to accept this PIL for hearing. PIL is accordingly dismissed with no order, however, as to cost. (RANJAN GOGOI) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH) JUDGE 18.01.2011 Amodh