CWP No. 5340 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 5340 of 2011 Date of decision:- 05.04.2011 Gurpreet Singh son of Late Sh. Gurmail Singh, resident of Bhandal Butta, Tehsil Phillaur, District Jalandhar. ...... Petitioner Vs State of Punjab and others. ......Respondents CORAM:-HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. N.S. Kandhola, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * * RANJAN GOGOI, C.J. (ORAL) This PIL has been filed seeking directions for removal of the respondent No. 3 from the office of the Chairman of the Market Committee, Noormahal. The grounds on which the aforesaid directions have been sought for are that the respondent No. 3 has ceased to be a licensee under Section 10 of the Punjab Agriculture Produce Market's Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Act') and, therefore, he cannot continue to act as the Chairman of the Market Committee by virtue of the provisions of Section 15 of the Act. We have noticed that in this regard a representation (Annexure P3) has been submitted by the petitioner on 08.12.2010 before the Financial Commissioner, Development, Punjab. No orders CWP No. 5340 of 2011 -2- on the said representation have been passed. As the representation filed by the petitioner before the competent authority is still pending instead of entertaining this PIL, we direct the Financial Commissioner, Development, Punjab to pass orders on the said representation dated 08.12.2010 (Annexure P3) within a period of two months from the date of receipt of this order or a certified copy thereof. PIL shall stand disposed of in the above terms. (RANJAN GOGOI) CHIEF JUSTICE (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) JUDGE 05.04.2011 Amodh