IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 11987 of 2009 Date of Decision : August 11, 2009 Lovepreet Singh. … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another. … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.S. KHEHAR, HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND. Present : Mr. Padamkant Dwivedi. Advocate, for the petitioner. J.S. Khehar, J. (Oral) According to the averments made in the pleadings, respondent No.1 had issued a notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) seeking to acquire land measuring 1995.82 acres situated in the revenue estates of villages Phulokhari, Kanakwal, Ramsra and Raman, in Tehsil Talwandi Sabo, District Bathinda. Consequent upon the finalization of the acquisition proceedings and the pronouncement of the award by the Land Acquisition Collector, the petitioner was paid a sum of Rs.28,95,492/- on 25.03.1998 and thereafter, further a sum of Rs.8,42,247/- on 27.08.1999. Despite the aforesaid payment, it is the vehement contention of the petitioner, that in terms of the award pronounced by the Land Acquisition Collector, the petitioner was CWP No. 11987 of 2009 entitled to further a sum of Rs.2,75,740/-. For claiming the aforesaid remaining/residuary amount of compensation, as well as statutory interest thereon, the petitioner is stated to have issued a legal notice dated 20.05.2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner states, that the petitioner will be satisfied, if the instant writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to take a final decision on the legal notice dated 20.05.2009 (Annexure P/2). Notice of motion. On our asking, Ms. Rita Kohli, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of respondents No. 1 and 2. Learned counsel for the respondents having gone through the averments made in the writ petition states, that it is not necessary to file a formal reply to the averments contained in the instant writ petition on account of the limited prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. She further states, that she has no objection to the disposal of the instant writ petition in terms of the prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. In view of the above, without going into the merits of the claim raised by the petitioner, we consider it just and appropriate to dispose of the instant writ petition, with a direction to respondent No.2 i.e. the Land Acquisition Collector, Department of Industries and Commerce, to consider the claim raised by the petitioner in his legal notice dated 20.05.2009 (Annexure P/2), and pass a well reasoned speaking order thereon, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order. In case, the petitioner is found entitled to any residuary compensation payable to him, the same shall be released to him within a further period of 2 CWP No. 11987 of 2009 two months. The aforesaid residuary compensation shall also include the statutory interest etc. payable to a land owner under the provisions of the Act. Disposed of accordingly. Order dasti on payment of usual charges. ( J.S. Khehar ) Judge August 11, 2009 ( S.D. Anand ) vkd Judge 3