In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh CWP No. 8313 of 2008 Date of decision: 16.5.2008 Satbir Singh and others ......Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others .......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.KUMAR HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Sandeep Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners. **** JUDGMENT M.M.KUMAR, J. This petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution prays for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to pay the interest on solatium, additional amount and delayed payment to the petitioners, as per order passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Gurgaon dated 30.3.2006 (Annexure P-2). For the relief claimed in the instant petition, the petitioners have already sent a legal notice dated 23.4.2008 (P-7) to the respondents to which no reply is stated to have been received. We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners at some length and perused the paper book. It is well settled that before seeking a direction or a writ of mandamus, a demand justice CWP No. 8313 of 2008 -2- notice is required to be served on the respondents as has been done in the present case. Therefore, without going into the merits of the case, we dispose of the writ petition at this stage with a direction to the respondents to take a decision on the legal notice dated 23.4.2008 (P-7) sent by the petitioners by passing a speaking order within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Petition stands disposed of in the above terms. (M.M.KUMAR) JUDGE (SABINA) May 16, 2008 JUDGE anita