In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh CWP No.11685 of 2008 Date of decision:10.7.2008 Rajender Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others .......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.KUMAR HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Deepak Aggarwal, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** 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 respondent Nos. 1 to 4 to provide adequate protection to the life and liberty of the petitioner at the hands of respondent Nos. 4 to 8. For the relief claimed in the instant petition, the petitioner has already sent a representation dated 23.6.2008 (P-4) to the respondents to which no reply is stated to have been received. 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. Therefore, without going into the merits of the CWP No.11685 of 2008 -2- case, we dispose of the writ petition at this stage with a direction to the respondents to take a decision on the representation dated 23.6.2008 (P-4) sent by the petitioner 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) JUDGE July 10, 2008 anita