IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 17901 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 23.11.2009 Dharam Singh and others .... PETITIONERS Versus State of Haryana and another ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR Present: Mr. Shiv Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioners. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. The petitioners have filed the instant petition for issuing direction to the District Revenue Officer -cum- Land Acquisition College, Faridabad (respondent No.2 herein) to release the amount of compensation to the petitioners, which according to them has been withheld without any justification and reason. It is the case of the petitioners that vide notification dated 31.7.2006 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, 38 kanals 9 marlas of land of the petitioners along with the land of other land owners was acquired for a public purpose. It is further the case of the petitioners that with regard to the said acquisition, the Award was also pronounced by Land Acquisition Collector on 29.7.2008. The land of the petitioners is also appearing in the Award, but in spite of that, the CWP No. 17901 of 2009 -2- compensation has not been released to them on the pretext that one Shiv Dayal has filed a civil suit for declaration. It is the further case of the petitioners that after the acquisition, the civil suit was not maintainable at all. Even in that suit, the Land Acquisition Collector is not a party and there is no injunction against him. In spite of that, the Land Acquisition Collector has not released the compensation amount to them. In this regard, the petitioners have served a legal notice dated 12.8.2009 upon the Land Acquisition Collector, copy of which has been annexed as Annexure P-8. It is the case of the petitioners that till date, neither any decision has been taken on the legal notice nor the compensation has been paid to them. In view of this, counsel states that at this stage, the petitioners will be satisfied if a direction is issued to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the said legal notice in accordance with law within a reasonable time and to release the compensation to the petitioners, if they are found entitled for the same. In view of the above, without issuing notice of motion as it will un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the legal notice dated 12.8.2009 (Annexure P-8) in accordance with law, by passing a speaking order, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE November 23, 2009 ( MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR ) ndj JUDGE