Civil Writ Petition No. 16060 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Civil Writ Petition No. 16060 of 2009 Date of Decision: 22.10.2009 M/s Punjab Rice Mills, Rakhra and Others …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Dr. Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Senior Advocate with Mr. Nandan Jindal, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Anil Kumar Sharma, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, for respondents No.1 to 3. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) This case was taken up for hearing yesterday and was adjourned for today. When the case was adjourned, Mr. Anil Kumar Sharma, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, was requested to seek instructions regarding averments made in para 13 of the writ petition. Today, Mr. Anil Kumar Sharma, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, has placed on record a short note prepared by the officials of the Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Punjab. It is stated therein that inadvertently District Controller, Food, Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Patiala, had shifted the procurement center of petitioners/shellers from Madaur to Sauza. It is further submitted that only the Director was competent to shift the procurement center as the Civil Writ Petition No. 16060 of 2009 2 Authority to allocate the rice mills to the respective shellers vest in Deputy Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs. Mr. Sidhu states that let an enquiry be held whether the District Controller, Food, Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Patiala, had acted inadvertently or he took conscious decision. Be that as it may, after hearing counsel for the parties, this Court is of the view that the petitioners, at first instance, should represent to the Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Punjab, that their center be not shifted. In case, such a representation is filed, Mr. Sharma, on instructions of Mr. Umesh Kaushal, Senior Auditor, states that decision shall be taken by the Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Punjab, within one week. With the observations made above, the present petition is disposed of. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge October 22, 2009 “DK”