IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 18713 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION: November 3, 2008 Kamal Dev …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JORA SINGH Present: Mr. Naresh Kaushal, Advocate, for the petitioner. 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? M.M. KUMAR, J. The application of the petitioner for re-determination of compensation under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for brevity, ‘the Act’) is pending which was filed on 24.4.2006 (P-2). The prayer made by the petitioner is that his application alongwith the application of his co-sharers be decided by respondent No. 3 as more than two years have gone by. Notice of the petition to Advocate General, Punjab. C.W.P. No. 18713 of 2008 Mr. B.S. Dhillon, AAG, Punjab, who is present in the Court accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Two copies of the paper book have been handed over to him. After hearing learned counsel and taking into account the nature of the controversy, we are of the view that no detailed reply by the respondents would be necessary to dispose of the issue raised. The application under Section 28-A of the Act has been filed on 24.4.2006 (P-2), which has been authenticated by the fact that there is inter-departmental correspondence, as is evident from the perusal of letter dated 28.4.2006 (P-3) showing that the application of the petitioner has been under consideration. The name of the petitioner in the aforementioned letter figures at Sr. No. 2. Therefore, it has been established that the application has been filed and is pending before the respondents. In view of the above, we dispose of the writ petition with a direction to respondent No. 3 to take cognisance of the application dated 24.4.2006 (P-2) and decide the same in accordance with law within a period of two 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 (JORA SINGH) November 3, 2008 JUDGE Pkapoor 2