CWP No.8496 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.8496 of 2010 Date of decision:11.05.2010 Baldev Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.KUMAR HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr.S.N.Saini, Advocate for the petitioner. 1. To be referred to the reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? M.M.KUMAR, J. The prayer made in the instant petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution is for issuance of directions to Land Acquisition Collector, Urban Estate, Panchkula-respondent No.2 to decide the application filed under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for brevity `the Act') on 26.4.1999, which has been duly received in the office of respondent No.2 at Sr. No.2473 NTLA. The aforesaid application seeks redetermination of the amount of compensation on the basis of award dated 28.1.1999 passed by Additional District Judge, Ambala. The petitioner has made averment that since no reference was sought by him under Section 18 of the Act , therefore, he is entitled to have rights of redetermination of CWP No.8496 of 2010 2 compensation under Section 28-A of the Act. Notice of motion. Ms.Palika Monga, DAG, Haryana, who is present in the Court, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Two copies of the paper books have been furnished to her by the learned counsel for the petitioner. Keeping in view the nature of prayer made and the fact that the filing of application has been authenticated by the signatures of the official in the office of respondent No.2, we do not deem it necessary that respondents should file any written statement and, therefore, we dispose of the present writ petition directing respondent No.2 to take cognizance of the application filed by the petitioner and decide the same expeditiously but not later than three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. A copy of this order be given dasti on payment of usual charges. (M.M.KUMAR) JUDGE 11.05.2010 (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) mk JUDGE