IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.20513 of 2010 Date of decision: 18.11.2010 Rattan Singh and others …..Petitioners versus Union Territory, Chandigarh and others ……Respondents CORAM: Hon’ble Mr.Justice Jasbir Singh Hon’ble Mr.Justice Augustine George Masih Present: Mr.P.C.Dhiman, Advocate for the petitioners Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) It is case of the petitioners that their land was acquired in the year 2000. Award was passed on 8.3.2002. There was some dispute regarding apportionment of the compensation amount. Matter was sent to the competent Court, by the Collector, for adjudication. However, the compensation amount was not transferred to the reference Court, for disbursement to the claimants after giving decision regarding dispute in that regard. Counsel for the petitioners states that application filed by the petitioners under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (in short, the Act) was disposed of by the competent Court, amount of compensation was enhanced and it was paid to them. However, the original amount is still lying with the Collector and despite legal notice dated 14.9.2010 (P8), he has not released it. After hearing counsel for the petitioners and taking note of the averments made in this petition, the writ petition is disposed of and Civil Writ Petition No.20513 of 2010 directions are issued to the Land Acquisition Collector, Union Territory, Chandigarh to disburse compensation amount to the petitioners as per decision rendered by the reference Court, if there is no legal hitch. Needful be done within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If to the contrary, the Land Acquisition Collector may pass an order and supply a copy of the same to the petitioners within the above said period. (Jasbir Singh) Judge 18.11.2010 (Augustine George Masih) gk Judge 2