IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 2345 of 2010 Date of Decision: 10.2.2010 Sudhir Nehra ....Petitioner. Versus Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam and others ...Respondents. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL. PRESENT: Mr. R.K. Malik, Senior Advocate with Mr. Ashish Chaudhary, Advocate for the petitioner. AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. In this writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to release an electricity connection to his premises under Agriculture Power category in terms of Section 43 of the Indian Electricity Act, 2003 as well as in pursuance of the instructions (Annexures P-3 to P-5). Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner shall feel satisfied if a direction is issued to respondents No.3 and 4 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 17.1.2010 (Annexure P-2) served upon them by the petitioner ventilating his claims as set up in this writ petition, on which no action has been taken so far. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and perusing the file, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction CWP No. 2345 of 2010 -2- to the concerned respondent to take a decision on legal notice (Annexure P-2) sent by the petitioner within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. It is further directed that before passing a speaking order on the legal notice in question, the petitioner shall be afforded an opportunity of hearing. February 10, 2010 (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) gbs JUDGE