IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P NO. 14011 OF 2007 DECIDED ON : 25.02.2009 Smt. Seema and others ...Petitioners versus HUDA and another ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Sanjeev Sharma, Advocate and Mr. Dinesh Nagar, Advocate, for the respondents. SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) The petitioners are seeking a direction for refund of the excess amount allegedly paid by them towards compound interest on the sale price of the plots allotted to them in the Urban Estate, Karnal. It is their case that this Court vide judgments in “Brij Lal Garg vs. HUDA and anr.” (C.W.P No. 12126 of 2007 decided on 06.12.2008) and “Ram Gopal vs. HUDA and anr.” (C.W.P No. 17354 of 2007 decided on 06.01.2009), has held that no compound interest was leviable on the delayed payment of installments. Since, the respondent authorities had compelled the petitioners to pay the same, the excess payment towards compound interest is liable to be refunded to them. They have already served the respondents with a legal notice dated 24.06.2007 (Annexure P-4) in this regard. C.W.P NO. 14011 OF 2007 -2- Notice of motion was issued. However, no reply has been filed by the respondents so far. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, the respondents are directed to consider and dispose of the claim of the petitioners in the light of the Division Bench Judgments passed by this Court in Ram Gopal's case (supra) and Brij Lal Garg's case (supra) (referred to above) and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. Disposed of. FEBRUARY 25, 2009 (SURYA KANT) shalini JUDGE