IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 12571 of 2011 Date of Decision: 25.7.2011. Gurmail Kaur --Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Hemant Saini, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. G.S. Cheema, Sr. D.A.G., Punjab has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself without insisting for the reply. Land of the petitioner measuring 1 kanal 4 marlas situated at village Tung Bala Urban bearing khasra no.620/3 was acquired under the development scheme of the Improvement Trust known as Scheme No.62 which was sanctioned on 26.10.1967. On completion of the process award was passed by the Land Acquisition Collector on 15.9.1971 and land of the petitioner was delivered to the Land Acquisition Collector on 27.6.1972. It is stated that under the scheme petitioner was to be allotted a plot in lieu of the acquired land. Petitioner deposited Rs.500/- as earnest money vide Trust Receipt No.8107 dated 23.1.1973 as desired by the Trust, however, no plot has been allotted till date. Petitioner served a legal notice dated 19.9.2008 (Annexure P-1) and also made representations (Annexures P-2 to CWP. No. 12571 of 2011 -2- P-4) but no decision has been taken thereon till date. One of the praye made in the petition is for a direction to the respondents to decide the representations/legal notice served by the petitioner, referred to herein above. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.3 to take decision on the representations/legal notice served by the petitioner, within a period of three months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the said respondent. Needless to say that in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 25.7.2011. lucky