Civil Writ Petition No. 18074 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Civil Writ Petition No. 18074 of 2009 Date of Decision: 26.11.2009 Sigma Diagnostic Limited …Petitioner Versus Punjab State Electricity Board, Patiala and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Sumeet Mahajan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Amit Kohar, Advocate for the petitioner. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) For redressal of grievance of the petitioner, Authorities had relegated petitioner to approach Zonal Level Disputes Settlement Committee. Counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner be permitted to withdraw the present writ petition to approach Zonal Level Disputes Settlement Committee. Counsel further states that common experience shows that Zonal Level Disputes Settlement Committee, take long time to adjudicate the dispute, therefore, he will be carving for indulgence of this Court that directions be issued to Zonal Level Disputes Settlement Committee to adjudicate upon the dispute, within a specified time. Counsel further submits that petitioner be also granted liberty for taking further recourse to alternative remedy i.e. after Zonal Level Disputes Settlement Committee, to Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum and Civil Writ Petition No. 18074 of 2009 2 then to approach the Electricity Ombdusman. As prayed, present writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with an observation that Zonal Level Disputes Settlement Committee shall take a final decision, within two months from the date when the Committee is approached for adjudication of the dispute. Liberty, as prayed, is also granted. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge November 26, 2009 “DK”