IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 9980 of 2009 Date of Decision: 9.7.2009. Harbans Lal and others --Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. C.M. Munjal, Advocate for the petitioners. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. P.C. Goel, Addl. A.G., Punjab has been asked to accept notice on behalf of the respondent-State. Copy furnished. The petitioners are residents of village Baje Ke Block Guru Har Sahai, Tehsil Jalalabad, Distt. Ferozepur. The grievance of the petitioners is that the Gram Panchayat Baje Ke has been diverted and the new Panchayat namely Dhani Sham Chand Wali has been established. The petitioners want to be shifted to the original Panchayat i.e. Baje Ke from Gram Panchayat Dhani Sham Chand Wali. The petitiones have also served a legal notice (Annexure P-1). It is stated that respondents have not taken any decision on the legal notice till date. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners will be satisfied if the respondents are directed to take decision on the legal notice served by the petitioners. CWP. No. 9980 of 2009 -2- In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to take decision on the legal notice of the petitioners within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the competent authority. Needless to say that in the event the claim of the petitioners is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 9.7.2009 lucky