IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP Nos. 1744 of 2010 with CWP Nos.2187, 2188, 2386, 2387, 2388, 2389, 2390, 2391, 2392, 2393, 2394, 2395, 2396, 2397, 2398, 2399, 2400, 2401, 2402, 2403 and 2404 of 2010. Date of Decision: 26th May, 2010. _______________________________________________________ 1. CWP No.1744 of 2010. Anita Vaidya ….Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh House and Urban Development Authority and another ….Respondents. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kuthiala, Advocate. For respondent No.1 : Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, Advocate. For respondent No.2 : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. 2. CWP No.2187 of 2010. Neena Walia ….Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh House and Urban Development Authority and another ….Respondents. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kuthiala, Advocate. For respondent No.1 : Mr. Dinesh Thakur, Advocate. For respondent No.2 : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. 3. CWP No.2188 of 2010. Ajay Chauhan ….Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh House and Urban Development Authority and another ….Respondents. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kuthiala, Advocate. For respondent No.1 : Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, Advocate. - 2 - For respondent No.2 : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. 4. CWP No.2386 of 2010. Arvind Kumar Sood ….Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh House and Urban Development Authority and another ….Respondents. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kuthiala, Advocate. For respondent No.1 : Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, Advocate. For respondent No.2 : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. 5. CWP No.2387 of 2010. Ravinder Kumar Gupta ….Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh House and Urban Development Authority and another ….Respondents. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kuthiala, Advocate. For respondent No.1 : Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, Advocate. For respondent No.2 : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. 6. CWP No.2388 of 2010. M.S. Chauhan ….Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh House and Urban Development Authority and another ….Respondents. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kuthiala, Advocate. For respondent No.1 : Mr. Dinesh Thakur,, Advocate. For respondent No.2 : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. - 3 - 7. CWP No.2389 of 2010. Dr. Kamaljit Singh Jaswal ….Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh House and Urban Development Authority and another ….Respondents. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kuthiala, Advocate. For respondent No.1 : Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, Advocate. For respondent No.2 : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. 8. CWP No.2390 of 2010. Raghunath Singla ….Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh House and Urban Development Authority and another ….Respondents. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kuthiala, Advocate. For respondent No.1 : Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, Advocate. For respondent No.2 : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. 9. CWP No.2391 of 2010. Shashi Chauhan ….Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh House and Urban Development Authority and another ….Respondents. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kuthiala, Advocate. For respondent No.1 : Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, Advocate. For respondent No.2 : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. 10. CWP No.2392 of 2010. Dr. Ajay Sood ….Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh House and Urban Development Authority and another ….Respondents. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kuthiala, Advocate. For respondent No.1 : Mr.Dinesh Thakur, Advocate. - 4 - For respondent No.2 : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. 11. CWP No.2393 of 2010. O.P. Sood ….Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh House and Urban Development Authority and another ….Respondents. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kuthiala, Advocate. For respondent No.1 : Mr.Dinesh Thakur, Advocate. For respondent No.2 : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. 12. CWP No.2394 of 2010. Y.P. Gupta ….Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh House and Urban Development Authority and another ….Respondents. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kuthiala, Advocate. For respondent No.1 : Mr. Dinesh Thakur, Advocate. For respondent No.2 : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. 13. CWP No.2395 of 2010. Smt. Satya Nagpal ….Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh House and Urban Development Authority and another ….Respondents. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kuthiala, Advocate. For respondent No.1 : Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, Advocate. For respondent No.2 : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. 14. CWP No.2396 of 2010. Sanjeev Kumar Sharma ….Petitioner. Versus - 5 - Himachal Pradesh House and Urban Development Authority and another ….Respondents. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kuthiala, Advocate. For respondent No.1 : Mr. Dinesh Thakur, Advocate. For respondent No.2 : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. 15. CWP No.2397 of 2010. Sunil Kumar Angra ….Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh House and Urban Development Authority and another ….Respondents. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kuthiala, Advocate. For respondent No.1 : Mr. Dinesh Thakur, Advocate. For respondent No.2 : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. 16. CWP No.2398 of 2010. Jawahar Kaul ….Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh House and Urban Development Authority and another ….Respondents. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kuthiala, Advocate. For respondent No.1 : Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, Advocate. For respondent No.2 : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. 17. CWP No.2399 of 2010. Sunite A. Ganju ….Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh House and Urban Development Authority and another ….Respondents. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kuthiala, Advocate. For respondent No.1 : Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, Advocate. - 6 - For respondent No.2 : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. 18. CWP No.2400 of 2010. Dr. Ravi Kant Dogra ….Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh House and Urban Development Authority and another ….Respondents. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kuthiala, Advocate. For respondent No.1 : Mr. Dinesh Thakur, Advocate. For respondent No.2 : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. 19. CWP No.2401 of 2010. Mukand Lal ….Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh House and Urban Development Authority and another ….Respondents. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kuthiala, Advocate. For respondent No.1 : Mr. Dinesh Thakur, Advocate. For respondent No.2 : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. 20. CWP No.2402 of 2010. N.K. Kashyap ….Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh House and Urban Development Authority and another ….Respondents. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kuthiala, Advocate. For respondent No.1 : Mr. Dinesh Thakur, Advocate. For respondent No.2 : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. 21. CWP No.2403 of 2010. Lalita Sood ….Petitioner. Versus - 7 - Himachal Pradesh House and Urban Development Authority and another ….Respondents. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kuthiala, Advocate. For respondent No.1 : Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, Advocate. For respondent No.2 : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. 22. CWP No.2404 of 2010. Swaraj Bhushan Lalit ….Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh House and Urban Development Authority and another ….Respondents. For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kuthiala, Advocate. For respondent No.1 : Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, Advocate. For respondent No.2 : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surinder Singh, Judge. ___________________________________________________________ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral). In these petitions, the petitioners have raised a dispute on the additional value claimed by the respondent-authorities. We have already considered this issue leading to judgment dated 19th May, 2010 in CWP No.46 of 2010 and the connected cases. Since the petitioners herein are similarly situated persons, these petitions are also disposed of in terms of the judgment referred to above. A copy of that judgment be also appended with this judgment. - 8 - 2. The writ petitions are disposed of, so also the pending application (s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), C.J. May 26th, 2010. (Justice Surinder Singh), J. (rc)