IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 22057 of 2010 Date of Decision: 10.12.2010. Mandan Mishra --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Sandeep Thakan, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. R.D. Sharma, D.A.G., Haryana has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioner is publishing a newspaper in the name and style of “Rashtra Vaibhav” on obtaining registration in the year 2003. Petitioner applied for Press Accreditation to respondent no.3 which was forwarded to the Head Quarter. It is stated that the case of the petitioner for grant of Accreditation Certificate has not been placed before the Accreditation Committee. Petitioner served a legal notice (Annexure P-4) in this respect but no decision has been taken thereon till date. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied, if, respondents are directed to take decision on the legal notice served by the petitioner, referred to above. CWP. No. 22057 of 2010 -2- In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to take decision on the legal notice served by the petitioner, within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the said respondent. Needless to say that in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 10.12.2010. lucky