CRWP-8447-2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 108 CRWP-8447-2025 Date of decision: 20.08.2025 Raghuveer Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE AARADHNA SAWHNEY Present : Mr. Deepak Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** AARADHNA SAWHNEY, J.(ORAL) 1. In the present petition, petitioner prays for issuance of direction to respondents No.2 and 3 to take appropriate action on his representation dated 24.07.2025 (Annexure P-1). 2. As per petitioner, respondents No.4 and 5 were running a lottery business in the name of NPL lottery, they lured him to invest the money on the assurance that the same would be returned back with doubled money. Acting on their assurance, petitioner invested some money approximately 20-25 lakhs. However, the said invested money was not returned. Learned counsel states that the petitioner has filed a representation dated 24.07.2025 (Annexure P-1) before the Senior Superintendent of Police, Pathankot. He further submits that few days after filing of the present petition, petitioner was summoned by the local police authorities and his statement was recorded but no further action was taken. 3. Insofar as the present petition is concerned, learned counsel for the petitioner limits his prayer to direct respondent No.2 to decide representation dated 24.07.2025 annexed as Annexure P-1 moved by petitioner. 4. Notice of motion. 5. On the asking of the Court, Mr. Kamalpreet Bawa, DAG, HAMANT 2025.08.22 18:15 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRWP-8447-2025 2 Punjab accepts notice on behalf of respondent Nos.1 to 3 and has no objection in deciding the representation filed on behalf of the petitioners. 6. Without commenting upon the merits of the case and in view of the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to decide the representation dated 24.07.2025 (Annexure P-1) within a period of two weeks. (AARADHNA SAWHNEY) JUDGE 20.08.2025 Hemant Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes / No Whether reportable : Yes / No HAMANT 2025.08.22 18:15 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document