IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No.2427 of 1989 Date of decision: 3.3.2009 Hans Raj. -----Petitioner Vs. The Union of India and others. -----Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL HON'BLE MR JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present:- None. ----- ORDER: This petition seeks a direction for appointment of an arbitrator to decide claim for enhancement of compensation. Case of the petitioner is that his land was acquired under the provisions of Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952 in the year 1970. Compensation was duly assessed and paid which was received under protest. The petitioner filed an application for appointment of an arbitrator, but no action was taken on the said application. In the reply filed, objections taken are that the petition has been filed after 15 years of the receipt of compensation and that the compensation was accepted by the petitioner without any protest. Arbitrator could be appointed only if the petitioner made an C.W.P. No.2427 of 1989 application within 15 days from the date of offer of compensation, which was not done by the petitioner. In view of law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Union of India and another v. Munsha and others 1995 Supp (4) SCC 660 that in absence of communication of acceptance of compensation or otherwise, within the stipulated time, application for appointment of arbitrator will not be maintainable, we do not find any merit in the petition. Dismissed. ( ADARSH KUMAR GOEL ) JUDGE March 03, 2009 ( JITENDRA CHAUHAN ) ashwani JUDGE 2