CWP No.12372 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No.12372 of 2009 Date of Decision:19.8.2009 Raghbir Singh and others ---Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ---Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE J.S.KHEHAR HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.D.ANAND Present:- Mr.S.K.Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms.Rita Kohli, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for respondent Nos.1 to 3. J.S.KHEHAR, J.(ORAL) Through the instant writ petition the petitioners seek a direction to the respondents in the nature of a writ of mandamus requiring the State Government to pronounce an award in furtherance of notifications issued on 29.1.2002 and 16.1.2003 (Annexures P1 and P6 respectively), and thereupon to pay compensation to the petitioners on account of the acquired land. Learned counsel for the respondents acknowledges that in spite of the acquisition of the under the notifications, referred to hereinabove, possession thereof has been taken but neither award has been announced nor compensation has been paid. It is the submission of the learned counsel for the respondents, that the aforesaid eventuality occurred on account of financial constraint. Be that as it may, it is submitted that the respondents CWP No.12372 of 2009 2 undertake to pay compensation, as well as other statutory dues payable to the landowners (the petitioners as also others similarly situated as them) within three months from today. We are satisfied with the bona-fides, and the genuineness of the desire of the respondents to grant appropriate relief to the petitioners from the statement made by the learned counsel for the respondents. In view of the above, the instant writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to pay all the petitioners, and to persons situated as them, whose land was acquired through the aforesaid notifications dated 29.1.2002 and 16.1.2003, within three months from today. Disposed of accordingly. A copy of this order be furnished to the learned counsel for the parties dasti on payment of usual charges. (J.S.Khehar) Judge (S.D.Anand) 19.8.2009 Judge rk/AS