C.W.P NO. 16662 OF 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P NO. 16662 OF 2008 DECIDED ON : 06.05.2009 Punjab State Electricity Board ...Petitioner versus PLA and another ...Respondents C.W.P NO. 16663 OF 2008 Punjab State Electricity Board ...Petitioner versus PLA and another ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. J. S. Sidhu, Advocate, for the petitioner. None for the respondents. SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) This order shall dispose of C.W.P Nos. 16662 and 16663 of 2008, as common questions of law and facts are involved in these cases. For brevity, the facts are being taken from C.W.P No. 16662 of 2008. C.W.P NO. 16662 OF 2008 -2- The petitioner-Punjab State Electricity Board (in short “the PSEB”) seeks quashing of the award dated 08.01.2008 (Annexure P-2) passed by the Permanent Lok Adalat (Public Utility Services), Patiala, whereby PSEB authorities have been directed to release the electric tube-well connection in favour of respondent No.2- a farmer. The solitary ground pressed in to aid by the petitioner is that implementation of the impugned award would mean to grant the electric tube-well connection to respondent No.2, over and above the other applicants, who are higher in waiting list. Taking notice of the aforesaid contention, a Division Bench of this Court issued notice of motion and stayed operation of the impugned award. No-one appears on behalf of respondent No.2 to controvert the above noticed stand taken by the petitioner. The waiting list (Annexure P-1) placed on record, does suggest that if the impugned award is implemented as such, respondent No.2 shall get the electric tube well connection out of turn. For the reasons afore-stated, the writ petition is allowed and the impugned award dated 08.01.2008 (Annexure P- 2) is modified to the extent that the same shall be implemented and consequential electric tube-well connection shall be released in favour of respondent No.2 as soon as his turn comes as per the waiting list. However, if any person who is below respondent No.2 in the said waiting list, has already got released the electric C.W.P NO. 16662 OF 2008 -3- tube-well connection, in that event, respondent No.2 shall also be entitled to the said connection forthwith and out of turn. Disposed of. Let a copy of this order be given dasti on payment of usual charges. MAY 06, 2009 (SURYA KANT) shalini JUDGE