C.W.P NO. 4691 OF 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P NO. 4691 OF 2009 DECIDED ON : 07.05.2009 M/S Kaura Medical Store ...Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. B. S. Bhalla, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. G. S. Attariwala, Additional AG, Punjab. SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) The petitioner seeks quashing of the orders dated 29.09.2008 and 18.11.2008 (Annexures P-7 and P-10), whereby its license for selling the drugs in wholesale has been cancelled and the appeal preferred by it has also been dismissed. The impugned action has been taken against the petitioner for the reason that eight types of prohibited drugs were recovered from its premises and the petitioner alleged to have failed to produce the purchase bills/records in relation thereto. The petitioner, on the other hand, claims to have produced the purchase bills before the Appellate Authority but the same were allegedly not taken into consideration. C.W.P NO. 4691 OF 2009 -2- The question as to whether or not the purchase bills relied upon by the petitioner are genuine and pertains to the drugs recovered from its premises, is a question of fact which can be gone into by the respondents. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to respondents No.2 and 3 to inquire into the genuineness of the purchase bills relied upon by the petitioner and if it is found that the prohibited drugs recovered from the petitioner's premises were actually purchased against these bills, the respondents shall re-consider the petitioner's prayer for restoration of the license. The needful shall be done within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. Let a copy of this order be given dasti on payment of usual charges. MAY 07, 2009 (SURYA KANT) shalini JUDGE