IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 1928 of 2010 Date of Decision: 24.2.2010 Managing Committee, Pothohar Sayyad Khalsa National High School, Ludhiana ....Petitioner. Versus Registrar of Firms and Societies and others ...Respondents. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL. PRESENT: Mr. Akshay Bhan, Advocate for the petitioner. AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. In this writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner-committee has prayed for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondent No.1 to allow it to run the Management and Administration of the Pothohar Sayyad Khalsa National High School, Ludhiana, in terms of letter dated 11.1.2010 (Annexure P-17) sent by respondent No.3, the District Education Officer. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has made a representation dated 28.1.2010 (Annexure P-18) to respondent No.1 for the same relief as claimed in this writ petition but till today no action has been taken thereon, and it shall feel satisfied if a direction is issued to him to decide the same in a given time frame. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and perusing the file, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction CWP No. 1928 of 2010 -2- to respondent No.1 to decide the representation (Annexure P-18) sent by the petitioner within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. It is further directed that before passing a speaking order on the said representation, the petitioner shall be afforded an opportunity of hearing. February 24, 2010 (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) gbs JUDGE