CWP No. 17149 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 17149 of 2010 Date of decision: 22.09.2010 Surinder Kumar and another ….. PETITIONERS VERSUS Union of India and others ….. RESPONDENTS CORAM:HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Present: Mr. Naresh Kaushal, Advocate, for the petitioners. *** JASBIR SINGH, J. (ORAL) In this writ petition, it is grievance of the petitioners that despite the application having been filed under sub-section 4 of Section 3 (h) of the National Highways Act, 1956, the competent authority has failed to refer their application for adjudication to the Civil Court. It is case of the petitioners that they along with other right holders, who are co-sharers in the Shamlat Deh land, are claiming compensation for the acquired land. Despite the request made, the application has not been referred to the Court for decision thereon. The petitioners had already served a legal notice dated 16.04.2010 upon CWP No. 17149 of 2010 2 respondent No. 3 but it is still pending. In view of the above facts and circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of by issuing a direction to respondent No. 3 to consider legal notice served by the petitioners and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order. The needful be done within a period of two months' from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. ( JASBIR SINGH ) JUDGE ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) JUDGE September 22, 2010 pj