IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.17256 OF 2009 DATE OF DECISION: MARCH 14 ,2011 Mahender Singh .....Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana and other s ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH PRESENT: Ms. Monisha Lamba, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. S. S. Patter, DAG, Haryana, for the State. **** RANJIT SINGH, J. (ORAL) The petitioner has filed this writ petition to seek compensation of `4,04,736/- on account of damage caused to his house, which according to him, is due to the leakage of street water pipe line laid down by respondent No.7 in the street in front of his house. As per the averments made in the petition, the cracks developed in the house of the petitioner on 13.8.2008 and water was also seen running under the floor of the house. The respondents have filed reply and have taken a stand that damage was not on account of the reason as given in the petition but due to heavy rains. Since there is a dispute in regard to the facts as far as cause of damage is concerned, it will be appropriate to relegate the petitioner to the remedy of filing a civil suit, where these disputed facts can be resolved appropriately. The petitioner still have limitation left to file a civil suit as the damage took place on 13.8.2008. The petitioner is accordingly relegated to his remedy of filing a civil suit. With the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. March 14,2011 (RANJIT SINGH ) khurmi JUDGE