CWP No.19752 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH * * * * * CWP No.19752 of 2008 Date of decision : November 20, 2008 * * * * * Smt. Kamla Devi ............Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...........Respondents * * * * * CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M KUMAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JORA SINGH * * * * * Present: Mr. Rakesh Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. * * * * * 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the digest? M.M KUMAR, J. 1. The petitioner has approached this Court with a prayer for issuance of directions to the Land Acquisition Collector, Urban Estates, Haryana, Panchkula-respondent no.2, to decide her application (Annexure P-2) filed under Section 28(A) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as `the Act') which is pending since 25.7.2001. The aforementioned fact has been mentioned in the application submitted before the Land Acquisition Collector, Urban Estates, Panchkula (Annexure P-2). 2. Notice of motion. CWP No.19752 of 2008 2 3. Ms. Palika Monga, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana accepts notice on behalf of respondent no. 1. Two copies of the paper book have been handed over to her. 4. Taking into consideration the nature of the controversy and the fact that the application (Annexure P-2) filed by the petitioner under Section 28(A) of the Act is pending before the respondent since 25.7.2001 which fact is mentioned in the application dated 11.6.2007 (Annexure P-3), we deem it just and appropriate to dispose of the writ petition by issuing direction to respondent no.3 to take the cognizance of the application filed by the petitioner and decide the same in accordance with law. Accordingly, the direction is issued to respondent no.3 to decide the application filed by the petitioner under Section 28(A) of the Act within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Petition stands disposed of accordingly. ( M.M KUMAR ) JUDGE November 20, 2008 ( JORA SINGH ) ritu JUDGE