IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 13351 of 2008. Date of Decision: 16th February, 2009. Smt. Manjit Kaur Petitioner through Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate Versus State of Haryana & Ors. Respondents through Mr. R.D.Sharma, Sr. DAG, Haryana. Mr. Manish Bansal, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? SURYA KANT, J. [ORAL) The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent – HUDA authorities to charge simple interest from her at the rates stipulated in the allotment letter on the outstanding amount and not to charge the compound interest. Notice of motion was issued and in response thereto, counter-affidavit has been filed by the respondents. During the course of hearing, it has been urged on behalf of the petitioner and rightly so that the identical controversy, namely, entitlement of the respondent HUDA to charge compound interest in such like situation, has been gone into by a Division Bench of this Court vide judgments dated 6.12.2008 and 6.1.2009 rendered in CWP Nos. 12126 of 2007 [Brij Lal Garg v HUDA & Anr.] and 17354 of 2007 [Ram Gopal v HUDA & Anr.] respectively. For the reasons already assigned by the Division Bench in the cases aforesaid, the writ petition is allowed and the respondents are directed to consider the petitioner's claim against charging of compound interest in the light of the aforementioned judgments. Let the needful be done within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Disposed of. February 16, 2009. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE