IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.16825 of 2010 Date of Decision : September 17, 2010. Manmohan Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Sanjeev Kumar Bawa, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner, having served the respondents with a legal notice dated 28.1.2010 (Annexure P-24) for the refund of the alleged excess stamp duty charges recovered from him at the time of registration of the sale deed on 21.3.2007, has now approached this Court seeking a mandamus to direct the respondents to decide his claim contained in the above-mentioned legal notice. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, however, without expressing any views on the merits of the petitioner's claim, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent Nos.1 to 3 to consider the claim of the petitioner, as contained C.W.P.No .16825 of 2010 2 in the afore-mentioned legal notice, and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order, preferably within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. September 17, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE