IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Special Appeal No. 243 of 2009 Gurbachan Singh ……… Appellant. Versus Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. and others ………. Respondents. Present: Mr. Gurbachan Singh, Appellant in person. Mr. U.K. Uniyal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Rajendra Singh, Advocate for respondent nos. 1 and 2. Mr. H.M. Raturi, Advocate for respondent nos. 3 and 4. Coram: Hon’ble J.S. Khehar, C.J. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. J.S. KHEHAR, C. J. (Oral) CLMA No. 379 of 2010 Objections to the aforesaid Civil Miscellaneous Application have been filed by the non-applicant/appellant. The aforesaid objections are taken on record subject to all just exceptions. Copy thereof has been furnished to the learned counsel for the applicant/respondents. In order to comply with the directions issued by this Court vide its order dated 22.12.2009, whereby Special Appeal No. 243 of 2009 was disposed of, the applicant/respondents have handed over one demand draft bearing No. 963704 dated 20.5.2010 drawn on the State Bank of India, Branch Jawaharlal Nehru University in favour of Gurbachan Singh in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- to the non-applicant/appellant, who is present in Court in person. Two further demand drafts bearing Nos. 963703 and 963699 in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- and Rs. 80,000/- respectively have also been handed over to us in Court in compliance with the directions issued by this Court on 22.12.2009. The later two drafts drawn from the same Bank and encashable at Nainital are taken on record. The Registry is directed to apportion the aforesaid drafts in terms of the directions issued by this Court on 22.12.2009. With the payment of the costs to the non-applicant/appellant, who is present in Court in person, as also, the deposit of the remaining amount of Rs. 90,000/-, the applicant/respondents have complied with the order dated 22.12.2009. Delay in making the aforesaid payment and/or deposit is hereby condoned. The instant application accordingly stands disposed of. The compensation amount of Rs. 1,79,82,040/- had to be deposited by the applicant/respondents with the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Nainital. It has not been deposited till date. A demand draft drawn on the State Bank of India, Branch Jawaharlal Nehru University bearing No. 963702 payable to the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Nainital in the sum of Rs. 1,79,82,040/- has been shown to us. We direct the applicant/respondents to deposit the aforesaid demand draft with the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Nainital by 2.6.2010. The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Nainital shall positively ensure the release of the aforesaid amount to the non-applicant/appellant Sri Gurbachan Singh within one week of the deposit of the same. Special Appeal No. 243 of 2009 Learned counsel for the rival parties are agreed that with the disposal of Special Appeal bearing No. 243 of 2009 by order dated 22.12.2009, Writ Petition (M/S) No. 1871 of 2009 has been rendered infructuous. The record of the aforesaid Writ Petition has been summoned. The aforesaid Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of as having been rendered infructuous in terms of the order passed by this Court on 22.12.2009 disposing of Special Appeal No. 243 of 2009. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) (J.S. Khehar, C. J.) 01.06.2010 01.06.2010 Avneet