In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh CWP No. 6034 of 2008 Date of decision: 10.4.2008 Som Nath and Company and others ......Petitioner Versus Union of India and others .......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.KUMAR HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.D.D.Bansal, 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 Certiorari quashing the impugned orders dated 27.11.2006 and 12.9.2007 (Annexure P-4 and P-9 respectively) and also prays for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to allow 1% driage without requiring the millers to pay any amount on account of difference between 1% acquisition of paddy and 1% of MSP from 2006-07 onwards. For the relief claimed in the instant petition, the petitioners have already sent a legal notice dated 1.2.2008 (P-10) to the respondents to which no reply is stated to have been received. CWP No. 6034 of 2008 -2- 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 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 1.2.2008 (P-10) sent by the petitioners by passing a speaking order within a period of six weeks 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) April 10, 2008 JUDGE anita