C.W.P NO.19653 OF 2006 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH * * * * * C.W.P NO.19653 OF 2006 Date of decision : December 14, 2006 * * * * * Lakshmi Energy and Foods Limited ............Petitioner Vs. U.T Electricity Department and another ...........Respondents * * * * * CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINEY MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S BHALLA Present: Mr. Sanjiv Bansal, Advocate for the petitioner(s). * * * * * Viney Mittal, J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the present petition may be dismissed as withdrawn with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the Dispute Settlement Committee constituted by the U.T. Administration under the Indian Electricity Act, 2003. However, learned counsel states that the decision of the Permanent Lok Adalat Annexure P-6 may not operate against the petitioner in the aforesaid proceedings. Keeping in view the prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, we dispose of the present petition as having withdrawn with a liberty to the petitioner as claimed. However, we further direct that if the petitioner approaches the Dispute Settlement Committee, then the decision Annexure P-6 shall not operate against the petitioner-Company and the controversy shall be decided by the aforesaid authority in accordance with C.W.P NO.19653 OF 2006 2 law on the merits of the controversy. For a period of two weeks from today, no recovery shall be made from the petitioner. Copy of the order be given dasti on payment of the usual charges. ( VINEY MITTAL ) JUDGE December 14, 2006 ( H.S BHALLA ) ritu JUDGE