IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1321 of 2008 (M/S) Nand Raj Sah & others. ……….. Petitioners Versus Nainital Special Area Lake Development Authority & another. …………. Respondents Mr. Sharad Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Sandeep Kothari, Advocate holding brief of Mr. Shobhit Saharia, Advocate for respondent No. 1. Mr. Sudhir Kumar, Brief Holder for respondent No. 2. Hon’ble V.K. Gupta, C.J. Learned counsel for the parties submit that this writ petition be disposed of at the motion hearing stage today itself finally without admitting it to hearing. They also submit that the following agreed order, with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, accordingly be passed. Under Section 29 of the U.P. Special Area Development Authority Act, 1986, there is a provision for compounding. This Section lays down that any offence punishable under the Act may either before or after the institution of proceedings be compounded by the Authority or any officer authorized by it in that behalf. Because of the aforesaid compounding provision, the petitioners herein are permitted by this Court to apply to respondent No. 1 for compounding with respect to such construction which might have been made in violation, or in excess of the sanctioned building plan as mentioned in the impugned order No. 50/2007/uSfoizk@¼lSDVj&III)2007-08 dated 3rd January, 2008. On the condition that this Compounding Application is made within two weeks from today by the petitioners, respondent No. 1 shall proceed to compound on payment of the reasonable compounding fee. The compounding order shall be passed within four weeks. Till the compounding order is passed, status quo as is existing on date with respect to the construction in question shall be maintained by the parties. The writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. (V.K. Gupta, C. J.) 08.08.2008 G