IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No. 6990 of 2010 Date of Decision: April 21, 2010 Pardeep Kumar Gupta …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr. Naresh Kaushal, Advocate, for the petitioner. 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 direction to respondent No. 2-Land Acquisition Collector, Industries Department, Punjab, Sector 17, Chandigarh, to take up application dated 11.10.2005 (P-2) filed under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for brevity, ‘the Act’) for re-determination of the amount of compensation on the basis of enhancement order by the Reference Court passed on 20.9.2005 (P-1). It has been asserted in para 2 of the petition that the petitioner did not file any reference under Section 18 of the Act and, therefore, his application would be competent under Section 28-A of the Act. Notice of motion. Mr. Suvir Sehgal, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, who is present in the Court, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Three copies of the paper book have been handed over to him. Learned State counsel states that reply would not be necessary. CWP No. 6990 of 2010 Having heard learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the authenticity of the application filed by the petitioner, which has been duly acknowledged by the department on 11.10.2005, we are of the considered view that a direction deserves to be issued to respondent No. 2 to take up the application of the petitioner and decide the same in accordance with law. The needful shall be done within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) April 21, 2010 JUDGE Pkapoor 2