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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/34395/2024disposed of

Surjit Singh v. The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited And Others

2024-12-18Mr. Justice Namit Kumar2 pages

CWP No.34395 of 2024

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP No.34395 of 2024 Date of decision: 18.12.2024 Surjit Singh ....Petitioner

Versus

The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR

Present:

Mr. Baljeet Singh Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner.

NAMIT KUMAR J. (Oral) 1.

Prayer in this writ petition filed by the petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to refund the recovered amount along with interest as the recovery has been effected without giving any opportunity of hearing or any show cause notice to the petitioner.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has relied upon the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in State of Punjab vs. Rafiq Masih (White Washer) and others : 2015(1) S.C.T. 195 and submits that for claiming the aforesaid relief, the petitioner has submitted a legal notice dated 09.10.2024 (Annexure P-5) and at this stage, the petitioner would be satisfied, if the said legal notice is decided by passing a speaking order within a time bound frame.

3.

Notice of motion.

MOHD YAKUB 2024.12.18 17:39 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh

CWP No.34395 of 2024 4.

Mr. Luvinder Sofat, Advocate, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents and has no objection to the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner.

5.

I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the record of the case.

6.

Without going into the merits of the case at this stage, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 09.10.2024 (Annexure P-5), submitted by the petitioner expeditiously, by passing a speaking order, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.

(NAMIT KUMAR) JUDGE 18.12.2024 yakub Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No MOHD YAKUB 2024.12.18 17:39 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh