CWP No.1988 of 2009.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.1988 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 07.02.2011 **** Punjab State Electricity Board . . . . Petitioner VS. Permanent Lok Adalat, Ferozepur & Anr. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** Present: Dr. PK Sekhon, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. MS Rai, Advocate for respondent No.2 **** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The main grievance of the petitioner is that no effective opportunity was granted by the Permanent Lok Adalat to prove that the Circular No.65/2006 dated 11.02.2006 won’t be attracted in the instant case as the distance of the cluster of houses was beyond 300 meters. (2). It is urged that given an opportunity, the petitioner would prove the site plan in this regard. (3). Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the petitioner-Board is otherwise willing to implement the commercial Circular No.65/2006 dated 11.02.2006, I deem it appropriate to CWP No.1988 of 2009.doc - 2 – allow this writ petition in part to the extent that the impugned order dated 21.12.2008 (Annexure P3) is modified with a direction to the learned Permanent Lok Adalat (Public Utility Services), Ferozepur to give only one opportunity to the authorities of the petitioner-Board to prove that the claim of respondent No.2 does not fall within the purview of the commercial circular dated 11.02.2006. If the Permanent Lok Adalat finds that the second respondent is entitled to the benefit of the above- stated Circular, the order to be passed by the Permanent Lok Adalat shall be implemented by the petitioner(s) within a period of one month from the date of its passing. (4). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 07.02.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge