C.W.P. No.17209 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 29.09.2008 Om Parkash .....Petitioner versus State of Haryana and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE UMA NATH SINGH. HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY. Present : Mr.Deepak Balyan, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- UMA NATH SINGH, J. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that his legal notice (Annexure P-4) is still pending with Competent Authority i.e., Engineer-in- Chief, Irrigation Department, Haryana. Learned counsel further submits that the process of acquisition of his land has been completed even without issuing a formal notification. Learned counsel also submits that petitioner is entitled to get compensation for digging drains on his land without following the procedure as laid down under law. He also states that for the present, petitioner would be satisfied if his legal notice (Annexure P-4) is decided and disposed of on merits within a time frame. We do not find any legal impediment in passing such direction. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of, without expressing any opinion on the merits of this case, with a direction to respondent No.2, Engineer-in-Chief, Irrigation Department, to consider and decide C.W.P. No.17209 of 2008 2 petitioner's legal notice (Annexure P-4), on merits, within a period of four weeks from the date of receiving a copy of this order. This writ petition is disposed of, accordingly. (UMA NATH SINGH) JUDGE 29-09-2008 (DAYA CHAUDHARY) *mohinder JUDGE Whether this judgment be referred to Reporter or not? YES/NO