IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.3643 of 2011 Date of Decision : March 01, 2011. Sukhbir Singh .....Petitioner versus Punjab State Electricity Board and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Rajesh Kumar, 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 seeks a mandamus to direct the respondent- Power Com to release the electricity connection for tubewell in favour of the petitioner under the OYT Scheme from 11 KV Thathi Bhai Feeder in terms of the sanction already granted by the Assistant Executive Engineer (Operation) Sub Division, Bargari, District Faridkot. It is averred that pursuant to the demand notice raised by the official respondents vide memo dated 27.5.2009 (Annexure P-1), the petitioner has already deposited a sum of Rs.1,00,784/-, however, the tubewell connection was not released as meanwhile two civil suits were filed by respondent Nos.4 & 5 against the installation of the tubwell electricity polls in their agricultural fields. No ad-interim injunction is said to have been granted in C.W.P.No .3643 of 2011 2 both the civil suits and, thus, there is no legal embargo against the release of electricity connection in favour of the petitioner, yet the respondent- authorities are sitting tight over the matter on the pretext of pendency of the civil suits. The petitioner has no objection if the tubewell connection is released subject to the final outcome of the civil suits. In view of the above-stated stand taken on behalf of the petitioner, I am of the considered view that it is imperative upon respondent Nos.1 to 3 to take a final decision in the matter especially when the petitioner has already incurred huge expenditure pursuant to the demand notice dated 27.5.2009. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to respondent Nos.2 & 3 to take necessary steps in the matter within a period of two months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Dasti. March 01, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE