Avtar Kaur & ORS v. State Of Punjab & ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

Civil Writ Petition No.26297 of 2016.

Date of Decision: December 19, 2016 Avtar Kaur and others ......Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT.

HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUDIP AHLUWALIA.

*** Present: Mr.Vikas Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.Rajesh Bhardwaj, Additional AG, Punjab.

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1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

2. To be referred to the Reporters or not?

3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J . (Oral) Notice of motion.

On our asking, Mr.Rajesh Bhardwaj, learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Let three copies of the writ petition be supplied to learned State counsel during the course of day failing which this order shall be automatically recalled and the writ petition shall be deemed to have been dismissed for non-prosecution.

In view of the nature of order which we propose to pass, it is not necessary to seek any counter-reply from the respondents at this stage. The petitioners are residents of village Verowal, Tehsil Khadoor Sahib, District Tarn-Taran. They allege that their land fully described in head-note as well as in para No.2 of the writ petition was acquired in the year 2008 for the construction of Thermal Power Project at Mohinder Kumar Kamboj 2017.01.10 11:53 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

CWP No.26297 of 2016 [2] Goindwal Sahib, District Tarn-Taran. They further allege that no compensation amount has been paid to them despite running from pillar to post. The helpless petitioners have now approached this Court. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the specific stand taken by the petitioners that no compensation amount has been paid to them so far, we dispose of this writ petition without expressing any views on merits with a direction to respondent Nos.2 & 3 to verify the records and if it is a fact that the petitioners' land was acquired and no compensation amount was paid to them so far, it is directed that due amount of compensation alongwith interest as prescribed in the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 be released within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order.

Ordered accordingly.

Dasti.

[SURYA KANT] JUDGE December 19, 2016 [SUDIP AHLUWALIA] mohinder JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether Reportable :

Yes/No Mohinder Kumar Kamboj 2017.01.10 11:53 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh