CWP No.308 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.308 of 2010 Date of decision: 17.3.2010 Roop Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.KUMAR HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr.R.K.Girdhar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Suvir Sehgal, Addl. A.G., Punjab. 1. To be referred to the reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? M.M.KUMAR, J. The petitioner has approached this Court with a prayer for issuance of a direction to the respondents for payment of enhanced compensation on the basis of award dated 15.4.2009 (P-2). It has not been disputed that a sum of Rs.12,20,164/- has been paid on 1.2.2010 and 15.3.2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the aforesaid amount includes interest only upto 30.4.2009, whereas the payment has been received on 1.2.2010 and 15.3.2010. He claims that interest under Section 34 of the Land Acquisition Act is payable up to the date of payment, whereas in the instant case, interest has been confined only upto 30.4.2009. In view of the above, we direct the respondents to pay CWP No.308 of 2010 -2- interest from 1.5.2009 till date of payment @ 12% for the first year and for the subsequent years @ 15%, as per the provisions of Section 34 of the Land Acquisition Act. The needful shall be done within a period of two months from today. This petition stands disposed of. (M.M.KUMAR) JUDGE 17.3.2010 (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) mk JUDGE