IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.6099 of 2011 Date of Decision : April 06, 2011. Ram Lal .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.C.M.Munjal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Monica Chhibber Sharma, DAG, Punjab. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. Ms.Monica Chhibber Sharma, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Let three copies of the writ petition be handed over to her during the course of day. In view of the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no need to seek any counter reply from the respondents at this stage. The petitioner is aggrieved by the orders dated 10.11.2010 and 4.3.2011 (Annexures P-8 & P-10, respectively) whereby his request for renewal of the licence to run the brick-kiln has been rejected on the ground that the same has been moved after an inordinate delay. C.W.P.No .6099 of 2011 2 The brick-kiln licence was granted to M/s Chhabra Bricks Company at Village Aulakh on 2.11.1989 and was renewed from time to time. It appears that the validity period of the licence expired in the year 2004. The petitioner is said to have purchased the land alongwith the brick-kiln and has also obtained No Objection Certificate from the previous licensee as well as other statutory authorities for running the brick-kiln. The case of the petitioner is that in addition to seeking renewal of the existing licence in favour of M/s Chhabra Bricks Company, the petitioner applied for a new licence separately vide an application dated 24.2.2009 (Annexure P-6). The request of the petitioner for renewal of the licence though has been declined, however, no decision is stated to have been taken on the above said application dated 24.2.2009 seeking a fresh brick-kiln licence in favour of the petitioner or his firm M/s Amar Bricks Company in village Aulakh. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the fact that the petitioner's own case is that he has applied for a new brick-kiln licence and his application is still pending consideration, I am of the consideration view that there is no necessity to look into the validity of the order rejecting renewal of the previous licence issued in favour of M/s Chhabra Bricks Company. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to consider the above mentioned application of the petitioner for issuance of a new licence to run the brick- kiln, in accordance with the Punjab Control of Bricks Supplies and C.W.P.No .6099 of 2011 3 Distribution Control Order, 1998 and pass an appropriate order within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. A copy of this order be given dasti to Ms.Monica Chhibber Sharma, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for information and necessary compliance. Dasti. April 06, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE