IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP NO.19537 of 2006 DATE OF DECISION: December 8, 2006 Gram Panchayat and others ….Petitioners VERSUS Chairman, Punjab Mandi Board and others …. Respondents CORAM:- HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VINEY MITTAL HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S. BHALLA PRESENT: Shri A.S.Jattana, Advocate for the petitioners. Viney Mittal,J.(Oral). The petitioners have approached this Court for issuance of directions to the respondents to consider and decide the representation dated September 21, 2006 (Annexure P.12). After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioners and taking into consideration the averments made in the present petition and also on perusal of the representation (Annexure P.12), we find that the said representation has been addressed to the Chief Minister, Punjab. In these circumstances, we find that before approaching this Court, the petitioners have at no point of time ever approached the competent authority for redressal of their grievance. We dispose of the present petition with a liberty to the petitioners to first approach the competent authority, in accordance with law. Disposed of with the aforesaid liberty. CWP NO.19537 of 2006 -2- A copy of the order be given dasti on payment of usual charges. (Viney Mittal) Judge December 8, 2006 (H.S. Bhalla) KD Judge