CW.P. No.2891 of 1986 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CW.P. No.2891 of 1986 Date of Decision: 15.1.2008 Gurcharan Singh and others .....Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and others ...Respondents .... CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAJIVE BHALLA **** Present : None. ... RAJIVE BHALLA, J (Oral) Prayer in this petition is, for issuance of a writ in the nature of Mandamus, directing the respondents to pay/deposit the amount of compensation, as determined by the District Judge, Ludhiana, in Land Acquisition Case No.16/16/60 of 1984 and Case No.17/17/61 of 1984 vide his order dated 10.9.1985. A perusal of the record discloses that the petitioners, in essence, seek payment of compensation determined by a Reference Court, under the Land Acquisition Act (hereinafter referred to as `the Act') by praying for the issuance of a writ of Mandamus. The respondents, on the other hand, have asserted in their reply that the award being executable, the present petition should not be entertained. No one has put in appearance on behalf of the petitioners or on behalf of the respondent State of Punjab. A perusal of the writ petition discloses that the petitioners seek CW.P. No.2891 of 1986 2 to execute an award passed by the District Judge, Ludhiana, namely; a Reference Court, under the Act. As per Section 26(2) of the Act,every such award, of a Reference Court shall be deemed to be a decree and the statement of grounds of every such award, a judgement within the meaning of Section 2 Clause (2) and Section 2 Clause (9) respectively of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. In view of the provisions of Section 26(2) of the Act, the award of Reference Court, has to be executed by filing an execution petition. Dismissed. 15.1.2008 ( RAJIVE BHALLA ) GS JUDGE