IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.8194 of 2010 Date of decision: 22.7.2010 Prem Chand …..Petitioners versus State of Haryana and others ……Respondents CORAM: Hon’ble Mr.Justice Jasbir Singh Hon’ble Mr.Justice Augustine George Masih Present: Dr.Pankaj Nanhera, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.S.S.Patter, Sr.DAG Haryana Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) Written statement filed on behalf of respondent Nos.1 to 3 in Court today is taken on record. The petitioner has filed this writ petition with a prayer that a writ of mandamus be issued directing the respondents to pay full compensation for land of the petitioner which was acquired by the respondents. It is case of the petitioner that in all 180 sq.yards area of the petitioner has been taken in possession by the respondents, however, compensation has been released only for 90 sq.yards. Upon notice, reply has been filed. Paragraph Nos.1 and 2 of the preliminary objections read thus:- “1. That the present writ petition is not maintainable in the present form and has no locus-standi because of the fact that the petitioner was the owner of land measuring 90 sq.yards Civil Writ Petition No.8194 of 2010 and as per record the amount of compensation has been disbursed to the petitioner. 2. That no proof of ownership in shape of Jamabandi, mutation and sale-deed has been annexed with the present CWP. In view of the above the present CWP is liable to be dismissed. If the petitioner produce the revenue record either in this office or before the Hon’ble Court this office is ready to make the payment in respect of the remaining area measuring 90 sq.yards. Hence the CWP is liable to be dismissed in absence of the relevant record.” In view of the facts mentioned above, we dispose of this writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to produce proof of ownership of the land acquired, as has been mentioned in paragraph No.2, reproduced above, before the authorities. He may appear before the Land Acquisition Collector within two weeks, on any working day. The Land Acquisition Collector, after getting proof of the ownership shall release compensation, in favour of the petitioner within a week thereafter. If it is found that the petitioner is not entitled to get compensation the officer concerned shall pass a speaking order and hand over a copy of the same to the petitioner forthwith. (Jasbir Singh) Judge 22.07.2010 (Augustine George Masih) gk Judge 2