C.M. No. 10288 of 2010 and CWP No. 19440 of 2002(O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.M. No. 10288 of 2010 and CWP No. 19440 of 2002(O&M) Date of decision: 23.09.2010 Kamlesh Rani and others ….. PETITIONERS VERSUS State of Punjab and others ….. RESPONDENTS CORAM:HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Present: Mr. Suresh Kumar, Advocate, for Ms. Esha Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Manohar Lall, Addl. A.G. Punjab. Mr. Namit Kumar, Advocate, for respondent No. 2. *** JASBIR SINGH, J. (ORAL) This application has been moved with a prayer to dispose of CWP No. 19440 of 2002 in terms of the order passed in CWP No. 7941 of 2001 (A-1) on 22.02.2010. The facts are not in dispute. After hearing counsel for the parties, we feel that the dispute in CWP No. 7941 of 2001 and CWP No. 19440 of 2002 is the same. In both the cases, question was regarding C.M. No. 10288 of 2010 and CWP No. 19440 of 2002(O&M) 2 enhancement of compensation for the land, which was acquired to develop 16.44 Acre Scheme, award regarding which was passed on 06.12.2000. Vide judgment in CWP No. 7941 of 2001, similar writ petition was disposed of with a direction to the respondents authorities to pay the same amount of compensation as was done vide Award dated 13.06.2008 passed by the Land Acquisition Tribunal (Improvement Trust) Bathinda. It was so said because the above-mentioned Award had become final between the parties. In view of facts mentioned above, this application is allowed. CWP No. 19440 of 2002 is taken up on board and is disposed of in the same terms as in CWP No. 7941 of 2001. In view of the disposal of the main case, other applications filed by the petitioners are also disposed of. ( JASBIR SINGH ) JUDGE ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) JUDGE September 23, 2010 pj