CWP No.17363 of 2008 (O&M) [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.17363 of 2008 (O&M) Date of Decision: 10.08.2011 Shamsher Singh and others ... Petitioners Versus The State of Punjab and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present: Mr. G.S. Ghuman, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. N.S. Pawar, Addl. AG, Punjab, for respondent No.1. Mr. H.S. Thiara, Advocate, for respondents No.2 and 3. ***** 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? NO 2. To be referred to the reporters or not? NO 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest? NO K. KANNAN, J. (Oral) 1. The writ petition is at the instance of certain farmers, who have applied for electricity connection for their tubewells and the claim is that the applications have been made in the year 1990 but the connection is still not being released. The prayer in the writ petition is for release the tubewell connections by a writ of mandamus. The counsel appearing for the Electricity Board states that the tubewell connections are released in chronological order and all applications that have been given before 30.01.1990 are being considered. Tubewell connections are being given as per seniority amongst the applicants. The counsel states that all the CWP No.17363 of 2008 (O&M) [2] petitioners, who have applied before 30.01.1990 will be favoured with tubewell connections within a period of 3 months. The said statement is recorded and the petitioners shall have the benefit of such tubewell connections within the date as undertaken to be given by the Electricity Board through its counsel. 2. The writ petition is disposed of recording such an undertaking. AUGUST 10, 2011 ( K. KANNAN ) Rajan JUDGE