In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh C.W.P.No.3567 of 2008 Date of Decision:11-3-2008 The Moonlight Cooperative Labour and Construction Society ltd. ---Petitioner vs. State of Punjab and others. ---Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.Kumar Hon'ble Mr. Justice T.P.S.Mann Present: Mr. Saurav Khurana, Advocate, for the petitioner. M.M.Kumar,J. This petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution prays for quashing the action of the respondent in not releasing the payment of Rs. 57,500/- along with interest at the rate of 18% per annum to the petitioner from the date it became due till its actual payment. For the relief claimed in the instant petition, the petitioner has already issued legal notice dated 16.8.2007 (Annexure P-4). We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner 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 notice is required to be served on the respondents as has been done in the present case. The petitioner had sent a legal notice, dated 16.8.2007 (P-4), to which no reply is stated to have been received. Therefore, without going into the merits of the case, we dispose of the writ petition at this stage with a direction to the C.W.P.No.3567 of 2008 -2- respondents to take a decision on the legal notice dated 16.8.2007 (P-4) 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 (T.P.S.MANN) JUDGE March 11, 2008 paramjit