Single judge, coram Jasbir Singh J., disposed of a civil writ petition filed by the Improvement Trust. The court distinguished the facts from a prior decision and dismissed the writ petition taken on board.
Application allowed, Writ Petition taken on board and dismissed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Civil Writ Petition No.7706 of 2010(O&M) Date of decision: 10.03.2011
Improvement Trust, Hoshiarpur and another
…..Petitioners
versus
State of Punjab and others
……Respondents
CORAM: Hon’ble Mr.Justice Jasbir Singh Hon’ble Mr.Justice Rakesh Kumar Garg
Present: Mr.Rajeev Anand, Advocate for the petitioners
Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral)
C.M. No.17167 of 2010 in / and CWP No.7706 -2010
This application has been filed by the petitioners with a prayer that the writ petition be disposed of in terms of an order passed by a Division Bench of this Court in Mala v. the State of Haryana and others, CWP No.20433 of 2009, decided on 17.8.2010 . Application is accompanied by an affidavit of Chairman of the petitioner-Improvement Trust.
The land under acquisition was situated in two villages. By filing this writ petition, the petitioners have laid challenge to an award passed by the Land Acquisition Tribunal, Improvement Trust at Hoshiarpur on 17.4.2003, awarding under-mentioned compensation to the land owners:-
| Name of | Kind of land | Rate | s awarded by | Enhanced | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| village | the | Collector per | market | rates | |
| marl | a | assessed | by the | ||
| Court per | marla |
2
Civil Writ Petition No.7706 of 2010(O&M)
| Purhira n |
Cha | hi | Rs.668.75 | Rs.1337.50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rem all lan |
aining kind of d |
Rs.687.50 | Rs.1375.00 | |
| Sutehri | All lan |
kind of d |
Rs.714.30 | Rs.1428.60 |
The land owners were also held entitled to all statutory benefits available to them as per the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
Against the above said award, the Improvement Trustpetitioner has filed many writ petition, including this petition. In the same manner, land owners also came to this Court with a prayer that the compensation granted to them be enhanced. Both sets of the writ petitions were decided vide the judgment passed in Mala’s case (supra) . Writ petitions filed by the Improvement Trust – petitioners were dismissed, whereas the writ petitions filed by the land owners were allowed and the compensation was enhanced to Rs.2400/- per marla along with all statutory benefits.
In view of a fact that the dispute in this writ petition is squarely covered by the ratio of judgment in Mala’s case (supra), this application is allowed, writ petition is taken on board for disposal and is dismissed accordingly.
(Jasbir Singh) Judge
10.03.2011 (Rakesh Kumar Garg) gk Judge
2 issues framed by the court
Whether to allow an application for disposal of the writ petition in accordance with a previous order in Mala v. the State of Haryana.
Whether the writ petition challenging the land acquisition award should be taken on board and dismissed.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
Mala v. the State of Haryana and othersDistinguished¶12
Mala v. the State of Haryana and others, CWP No.20433 of 2009
Mala's caseDistinguished¶19
Mala's case (supra)
Improvement Trust, Hoshiarpur
State of Punjab
Jasbir Singh
Rakesh Kumar Garg
As recorded by the court registry
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