In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh C.W.P.No.4284 of 2008 Date of Decision:18-3-2008 M/s A-one Builders ---Petitioner vs. State of Punjab and others ---Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.Kumar Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sabina Present: Mr. Vinod Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. M.M.Kumar,J. This petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution prays for directing the respondents to make the payment of Rs. 8, 32,708/- along with interest deposited against the work of construction of road in Baba Deep Singh Nagar and Heera Nagar. For the relief claimed in the instant petition, the petitioners have already served a legal notice dated 21.12.2007 (Annexure P-7). 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. The petitioner had sent a legal notice dated 21.12.2007 (P-7), 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 C.W.P.No.4284 of 2008 -2- direction to the respondents to take a decision on the legal notice dated 21.12.2007 (P-7) 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 March 18, 2008 paramjit