C.W.P. No.1348 of 1987 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.1348 of 1987 Date of Decision: 11.11.2010 Mastan Singh and others ……Petitioners VERSUS The State of Punjab and others ……Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI -.- Present: Mr. B.P.S. Virk, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. S.S. Gill, Advocate for respondents No.1 and 2. None for respondent No.3. Mr. H.S. Dhindsa, Advocate for respondent No.4. 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? AJAY TEWARI, J. (ORAL) By this petition petitioners challenge the order of the Director of Consolidation rejecting their prayer under Section 42 of the East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation & Prevention of C.W.P. No.1348 of 1987 -2- Fragmentation) Act, 1948 for partition of the shamlat land situated at Village Issapur amongst the right holders. The said application was dismissed primarily on the grounds that the petition had been filed almost three decades after the finalization of the consolidation and that the entire land was acquired way back in 1969 and thus the prayer was infructuous. No fault can be found with this reasoning. Learned Counsel for the petitioners states that the issue of entitlement of compensation still survives. He prays for permission to withdraw this writ petition so that he can agitate that claim in the appropriate forum and in the appropriate manner. Allowed as prayed for. Dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. Interim order dated 12.3.1987 will continue for a period of 3 months from today so that petitioners may try and get some interim protection from the appropriate authority. It is made clear that no view is being expressed on merits of the case. ( AJAY TEWARI ) November 11, 2010 JUDGE ashish