IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 6832 of 2007 DATE OF DECISION: May 12, 2008 Harminder Singh …Petitioner Versus Punjab State Electricity Board and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR. HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. Manish Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. A.P.S. Mann, Advocate, for the respondents. M.M. KUMAR, J. The prayer made in the instant petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution is for issuance of direction to the respondents to release electric tubewell connection to the petitioner. It is claimed that all formalities have since been completed by him, the connection could be released and the connections to those who have deposited the security and test reports stand already released. In para 9 of the reply which has been filed by the respondents in the Court today and a copy furnished to the learned counsel for the petitioner, it has been stated that the case of the petitioner has been examined by the Chief Engineer/Commercial, P.S.E.B., Patiala. The demand notice of the petitioner has been C.W.P. No. 6832 of 2007 revived vide Memo. No. 456, dated 9.5.2008 (R-1/1). The validity of the demand notice has now been extended upto 31.7.2008, subject to deposit of requisite charges and compliance of instructions of the Board. It has further been pointed out that once the necessary formalities as required by Memo. No. 456, dated 9.5.2008 (R-1/1) are completed by the petitioner, the electric tubewell connection shall be released within a period of one month thereafter. Mr. Munish Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioner, states that in view of the stand taken by the respondents in para 9 of the reply, as noticed above, the petition may be disposed of. The petitioner will complete all the formalities and deposit the requisite charges by complying with the instructions of the Board. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the statement given by the learned counsel for the petitioner. The electric connection shall be released to the petitioner as stated by the respondents in para 9 of the reply, within a period of one month from the date all the formalities are completed and amount deposited in compliance with the Board’s instructions. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (SABINA) May 12, 2008 JUDGE Pkapoor 2