IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.3431 of 2011 Date of decision: 25.02.2011 Surender Kumar and another …..Petitioners versus State of Haryana and others ……Respondents CORAM: Hon’ble Mr.Justice Jasbir Singh Hon’ble Mr.Justice Rakesh Kumar Garg Present: Mr.Sanjay Mittal, Advocate for the petitioners Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) The petitioners’ land was acquired by issuing notifications under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (in short, the Act) on 30.12.2002 and 18.12.2003 respectively. Award was passed on 5.12.2005. It is contention of counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners filed an application under Section 18 of the Act, for enhancement of compensation before respondent No.2 in the year 2006. When it was not referred to the competent Court for adjudication, the petitioners sent a legal notice in the year 2008 (P4), which is still pending undecided. Taking note of the facts and circumstances of this case, we dispose of this writ petition by issuing directions to respondent No.2 to take note and decide the legal notice sent by the petitioners, if any, received in his office and take appropriate action as per law. Needful shall be done within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. (Jasbir Singh) Judge 25.02.2011 (Rakesh Kumar Garg) gk Judge