IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 3655/2008 Decided on:31.8.2011 _____________________________________________ Subhash Chand Nanda. …Petitioner. Versus Union of India and others. …Respondents. ________________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Joseph Kurian, Chief Justice. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No For the petitioner : Mr. Ashok Chaudhary, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Assistant Solicitor General of India for respondent No.1. Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. A.G. with Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. A.G. for respondents No.4 and 5. _____________________________________________________ Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge (oral). Case of the petitioner, in a nutshell, is that his land measuring 1-7 Kanals was acquired for the construction of Pong Dam Project. He was minor at that time. Land measuring 2.20 lakhs acre was reserved/earmarked for the Pong Dam Oustees in 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No 2 Command area of Sriganganagar District. According to the petitioner, his case has not been processed by the respondent-State after the judgment rendered by their Lordships of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in CWP No.439 of 1992 dated 18.9.2008. 2. Respondent-State has filed the reply. According to the averments contained in the reply, case of the petitioner, alongwith other similarly situate persons, has been processed and sent to respondent No.3 for taking appropriate action vide letter No. 871/DCR/Kgo dated 22.7.2011. 3. Consequently, the present writ petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.3 to take follow up action on the basis of recommendations made by respondent-State on 22.7.2011, within a period of six months, after the production of certified copy of this judgment by the petitioner. Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. No costs. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Judge. (Justice Rajiv Sharma), Judge. 31.8.2011 *awasthi*