COCP No.2754 of 2011 (O & M) ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No.2754 of 2011 (O & M) Date of decision: 21.12.2011 Jhanjan Devi and others .... Petitioners Versus D.P. Nagal, Chief Administrator and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Rajiv Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners (in COCP Nos.2760, 2759, 2756, 2965 and 3041 of 2011). Mr. Surinder Dagar, Advocate, for the petitioners, (in COCP Nos.2849, 2853 and 2926 of 2011). Mr.Raj Mohan Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners (in COCP Nos.2980, 2983, 2985, 2987 and 2989 of 2011). Mr. Raman Gaur, Advocate, Mr.P.S. Batta, Addl. A.G., Haryana. **** AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J.: (Oral) This order shall dispose of a bunch of 14 contempt petitions bearing COCP Nos. 2754, 2756, 2759, 2760, 2965, 3041, 2849, 2853, 2926, 2980, 2983, 2985, 2987 and 2989 of 2011 as identical facts are involved therein. For brevity, the facts are being taken from COCP No.2754 of 2011. 2. The grievance of the petitioners in this petition is that the compensation awarded to the petitioners on account of acquisition of their land was not being released to them by crediting the same in their bank accounts in terms of order passed by this Court on 6th COCP No.2754 of 2011 (O & M) ::2:: October, 2010 passed in RFA 2392 of 1997 (Mukhtiar Singh and others versus State of Haryana and another). 3. Upon notice having been issued to the respondents, reply on behalf of the respondents has been filed in Court today. Same is taken on record. A copy thereof has been given to learned counsel for the petitioners. It has been stated in the reply that the respondent-Land Acquisition Collector has already received the amount from HUDA, which is the beneficiary department and the same shall be deposited in the bank account of the petitioners. 4. Learned State counsel submits that the amount shall be deposited in the account of the petitioners within a week from today. 5. In view of the above, no further action is called for in these petitions and the same stand disposed of accordingly. 6. However, it shall be open to the petitioners to seek remedies, in accordance with law, in case, the amount paid is found to be insufficient. It is also made clear that, in case, the amount is not paid within a week, the petitioners shall be entitled to revive the petitions. (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) JUDGE December 21, 2011 sukhpreet COCP No.2754 of 2011 (O & M) ::3::