Gurcharan Singh v. State of Haryana and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Gurcharan Singh vs State of Haryana and another (respondent No.2 HSVP); CR-877-2026 (O&M); High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh; Harkesh Manuja J. (oral); decided 26.05.2026. Land acquisition compensation; delayed disbursal of enhanced compensation; acquisition of 6.5 square yards of land; sanction order dated 25.05.2026; deposit of Rs.1,33,189/- within 10 days; conditional costs of Rs.1 lakh on Chief Controller Finance, HSVP, Head Office, Panchkula; litigation costs of Rs.25,000/- each from respondents No.1 and No.2 within 15 days; inquiry into delay, recovery from officer concerned, report to Court within 03 months; revision petition disposed of; pending applications disposed of; no statutes or case citations.
What did the court decide?
Respondent No.2 (HSVP) to deposit the sanctioned compensation of Rs.1,33,189/- in the petitioner's account within 10 days, failing which the Chief Controller Finance, HSVP, Head Office, Panchkula, is liable to pay costs of Rs.1 lakh; respondents No.1 (State of Haryana) and No.2 (HSVP) to pay litigation costs of Rs.25,000/- each within 15 days, with an inquiry into the cause of the delay, recovery of the costs from the officer concerned, and a report to the Court within 03 months; pending applications, if any, also disposed of.