present petition as narrated therein are that the petitioner was owner of land measuring 56 kanals falling in two different khewat, one bearing khasra Nos. 109//13(8-0), 109//14(8-0), 109//16 (8-0), 109//17(8-0) and 109//18(8-0) situated in the revenue estate of village Verowal, Tehsil Khadoor Sahib, District Tarn Taran and another bearing khasra Nos. 122//4(8-0) and 122//5(8-0). Both these lands were acquired by the State vide notification dated 11.7.2007 under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (in short “the Act”) for respondent No.4 to set up a thermal power plant. Respondent No.3 passed award and assessed the value of both the lands. The value of the land of first kind measuring 40 kanals was assessed at 80.75 lacs. However, the award passed against the acquisition of land falling in khasra Nos. 122//4 and 122//5 was paid to the petitioner but the amount of compensation amounting to 80.75 lacs was not paid to the petitioner qua the land measuring 40 kanals. The petitioner made several representations for the release of the aforesaid amount of compensation but to no effect. Meanwhile, four persons, namely, Ajit Singh, Kulwant Singh, Balkar Singh and Jaswant Singh sons of Dalip Singh filed a petition under Section 18 of the Act claiming themselves to be owners of 1/6th share in the said land. The said reference was dismissed vide order dated 2.6.2012 (Annexure P-2) and no further appeal was preferred by them till date. The petitioner again represented to respondent No.3 for the release of the amount of compensation who in order to delay release of amount wrote a letter dated 13.7.2012 (Annexure P-2) to the District Attorney for obtaining legal opinion for the same. The office of the District Attorney vide letter dated
