CWP No. 7253 of 1999 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 7253 of 1999 Date of decision 4.5.2007 Angrej Singh and others .. petitioners Versus Punjab State Electricity Board and others .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL PRESENT: Mr.Amandeep Advocate, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. Sukhbir Singh, Advocate for the respondents. M.M.Kumar, J. The prayer made by the petitioners in this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution is to issue directions for their appointment on priority basis being members of the family whose land has been acquired by the Punjab State Electricity Board- respondent. In that regard reliance has been placed on a policy decision dated 18.7.1994 ( Annexure P.1). It remains undisputed that the afore-mentioned policy decision was subject matter of consideration of Hon'ble the Supreme Court in the case of Punjab State Electricity Board v. Malkiat Singh 2005(3) RSJ 357 which has placed reliance on its own Constitution Bench judgement in the case of Shankarsan Dash v. UOI 1991(3) SCC 47 and other cases. It has been held therein that no vested rights would accrue in favour of the family members whose land has been acquired and accordingly dismissed the petition. In view of the above, we find that the matter is squarely CWP No. 7253 of 1999 2 covered against the petitioners and in favour of the respondents. Accordingly, the writ petition fails and the same is dismissed. (M.M.Kumar) Judge (Rajesh Bindal) 4.5.2007 Judge okg