IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 8131 of 2010 Date of Decision: 5.5.2010 Manjit Singh ....Petitioner. Versus Union of India and others ...Respondents. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL. PRESENT: Mr. A.S. Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioner. AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. In this petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to take necessary steps for construction of culvert for facilitating the irrigation of his land bearing Kharsa Nos. 341/1, 341/2 and 342/3, Hadbast No.100, situated at village Duggalwala, Tehsil and District Tarn Taran, as per jamabandi for the year 2007-08 (Annexure P-1). Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has made a representation dated 18.6.2009 (Annexure P-3) to the respondents for the same relief as claimed in this writ petition but no action has been taken thereon so far and he shall feel satisfied if a direction is issued to respondent No.2 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 to respondent No.2 to decide the representation (Annexure P-3) sent by the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order by passing a speaking order and after affording an opportunity of hearing to him. May 5, 2010 (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) gbs JUDGE