IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.18269 of 2010 (O&M) Decided on : 07.10.2010 Hari Krishan Sharma ... Petitioner versus Union of India and others ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Present : Mr. Arun Bansal, Advocate for the petitioner. **** JASBIR SINGH, J. This order will dispose of CWP Nos.18269 to 18275 of 2010 as common question of law is involved in them. The brief facts of the case are taken from CWP No.18269 of 2010. By filing this petition a prayer has been made for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to appoint an Arbitrator to determine claim regarding compensation for the land acquired in the year 1972. It is case of the petitioner that at the time of acquisition of land, no agreement was signed by them. Despite request made, the authorities have not appointed arbitrator to assess their claim to get compensation. It appears from the record that the petitioner served a legal notice in the year 2002, upon which process was initiated by the authorities to know about their entitlement and as to whether any agreement was signed by them or not at the time of acquisition of land. To shows that process, reference has been made to CWP No.18269 of 2010 (O&M) -2- document Annexures P-2 dated 20.02.2003, Annexure P-3 dated 22.03.2003, Annexure P-4 dated 23.09.2003 and Annexre P-5 dated 11.08.2004. It is argued by the learned counsel for the petitioner that despite many efforts made by him, the authorities do not act on their legal notice. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to respondent No.4 to take note and decide legal notice served by the petitioner and if any claim raised by him is tenable under law, the requisite relief be granted to him. A speaking order be passed to decide the legal notice filed by the petitioner. Needful be done within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. (Jasbir Singh) Judge October 07, 2010 (Augustine George Masih) sonia Judge