C.W.P.No.9879 of 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Writ Petition No.9879 of 2008 Date of Decision: May 29, 2008 Lekh Raj .......Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others .......Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.KUMAR HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Virender Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner. ... M.M.KUMAR, J. (Oral) 1. This petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution prays for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the impugned notifications, dated 1.8.2006 and 12.1.2007, Annexures P2 and P3 respectively, under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and subsequent proceedings. 2. For the relief claimed in the instant petition, the petitioner has already made a representation dated 23.4.2008 (Annexure P6) before the respondents, to which no reply is stated to have been received. 3. We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner at some length and perused the paper book. It is well settled that before seeking a direction or a writ of certiorari, a demand justice notice is required to be served on the respondents as has been done in the present case. Therefore, C.W.P.No.9879 of 2008 -2- without going into the merits of the case, we dispose of the writ petition at this stage with a direction to the respondents to take a decision on the representation, Annexure P6, made by the petitioner by passing a speaking order within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. 4. Petition stands disposed of in the above terms. ( M. M. KUMAR ) JUDGE ( SABINA ) May 29, 2008 JUDGE SRM