IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 16835 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION : 19.09.2011 Sukhdev Singh and others .... PETITIONERS Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND KUMAR Present: Mr. J.S. Bassi, Advocate, for Mr. Rahul Chhatwal, Advocate, for the petitioners. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioners, who are from various villages in District Faridkot, have filed the instant petition for issuing direction to the respondents to get them 1/3 share of the bid amount released from the contractor, as per the terms and conditions of the auction, copy of which has been annexed as Annexure P-5. It is the case of the petitioners that under the terms and conditions (Annexure P-5) of the Punjab Minor Minerals Concession Rules, 1964, the respondents auctioned minor mineral sites, according to which in addition to the lease amount, the contractor shall also pay 1/3rd share of the bid amount directly to the owner, who may be a private person or the CWP No. 16835 of 2011 -2- Panchayat, as compensation, and submit the receipt of the amount to the Mining Officer. It is the further case of the petitioners that certain land, which is owned by them, has been leased out by the respondents, but till date the contractor has not paid even a single penny to them. Before approaching this Court, the petitioners have not made any representation to the General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, District Industries Center, Faridkot (respondent No.3 herein). Therefore, after hearing learned counsel for the petitioners, without issuing notice of motion as it will un-necessary delay the matter, we dispose of this petition with liberty to the petitioners to make a detailed representation in this regard to respondent No.3. If any such representation is made within three weeks, respondent No.3 shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE September 19, 2011 ( ARVIND KUMAR ) ndj JUDGE