CWP No.23472 of 2010.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.23472 of 2010 Date of Decision: 24.12.2010 **** M/s. Jagdish Medical Hall ... Petitioner VS. State of Punjab & Ors. …Respondents **** 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? **** Present: Mr. Hemant Saini, Advocate for the petitioner ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). Notice of motion. Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, learned DAG Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Having regard to the nature of order which I propose to pass there is no necessity to call upon the respondents to file their reply/affidavit, at this stage. (2). The Assistant Drugs Controller and Licensing Authority, Punjab, Chandigarh vide its order dated 02.12.2010 (Annexure P1) has cancelled the retail and wholesale drug licences issued in favour of the petitioner. The aggrieved petitioner has preferred a statutory appeal before the first respondent under Rule 66(3) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 which is said to have been filed on 07.12.2010. CWP No.23472 of 2010.doc - 2 – (3). It is urged that since the only source of livelihood of the petitioner’s Proprietor’s family has been taken away, there is indeed an urgency in the matter and the appeal deserves to be decided at the earliest. (4). Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition and also keeping in view the element of urgency involved, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Appellate Authority to decide the petitioner’s appeal as early as possible but before 31.01.2011 after giving an opportunity of personal hearing to Proprietor (s) of the petitioner-Medical Hall. (5). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 24.12.2010 vishal shonkar (SURYA KANT) JUDGE