IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 8472 of 2010. [O&M] Date of Decision: 18th August 2010. M/s Mahadev Rice and General Mills & Ors. Petitioners Versus Union of India & Ors. Respondents PRESENT:Mr. Vikas Bahl, Advocate , for the petitioners Mr. D.S.Bishnoi, Advocate, for respondent No.1. Mr. Hari Pal Verma, Advocate, for respondents No. 2 to 4. Mr. K.S.Sidhu, Dy. AG, Punjab for respondent No.5. Mr. Rakesh Gupta, Advocate, for respondent No. 6 and 9. Ms. Geeta Sharma, Advocate, for respondents No. 7 and 8. Mr. Sourabh Goel, Advocate, for respondent No.10. ** CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT. 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] This order shall dispose of CWP Nos. 8472 and 9903 of 2010 as common questions of law and facts are involved in these cases. For the sake of brevity, the facts have been extracted from CWP No. 8472 of 2010. The petitioner – Rice Mills seek a Mandamus to direct the Food Corporation of India and other Procuring Agencies to provide sufficient storage space for the Custom Milled Rice and also to grant the benefit of driage arising in terms of the Government of India circular dated 28.09.2007 [Annexure P-11]. Notice of motion was issued and in response thereto, the respondents have filed their reply/affidavit. It is stated by Mr. Hari Pal Verma, learned counsel for the FCI that insofar as storage space is concerned, the FCI is committed to provide the same and shall ensure that sufficient space is made available to the petitioners by 30th September, 2010. As regard to the benefit of driage claimed by the petitioners, learned counsel for the petitioners submits and rightly so that the petitioners shall make a comprehensive representation to the respondent authorities in terms of the Government of India Circular dated 28.09.2007 [Annexure P- 11]. Keeping in view the assurance given by learned counsel for the FCI for providing sufficient storage space, the writ petitions are disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to make a self-contained representation to the respondents for the release of the benefit of driage and/or any other benefit, to which they may be entitled. As and when they make the representation[s], the receiving Authority shall consider and dispose of the same as per the Rules/ Agreement/policy instructions on the subject, as early as possible and preferably within a period of two months from the date of its receipt. Disposed of. Dasti. August 18, 2010. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE