C.W.P. No.11462 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.11462 of 2011 Date of Decision.18.10.2011 M/s Pal Medical Hall, Hospital Road, Kartarpur, District Jalandhar through its Proprietor Satpal Singh .....Petitioner Versus Secretary to Govt. of Punjab, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Chandigarh and others .....Respondents Present: Mr. Sandeep Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anil Kumar Sharma, Addl. A.G., Punjab. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? No 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? No 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? No -.- K. KANNAN J.(ORAL) 1. Learned counsel for the State states that at this time, written statement is not necessary. Having regard to the nature of order that I have passed, it is not even necessary to file a written statement. 2. The only grievance of the petitioner is that the appeal filed before the Government is not being entertained because there is delay in preferring the appeal. In a similar situation, this Court has considered in M/s Sahil Medicos Vs. Secretary to Government of Punjab and others in C.W.P. No.16561 of 2010 dated 15.09.2010 that delay in filing the appeal could be condoned and the appeal be taken up and disposed of on merits. 3. The petitioner is entitled to similar relief. The Government shall consider the condonation of delay and dispose of the appeal on C.W.P. No.11462 of 2011 -2- merits in accordance with law. 4. The writ petition is disposed of. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE October 18, 2011 Pankaj*