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2018 DIGILAW 830 (PNJ)

Matu Ram v. State of Haryana

2018-02-19

AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, ANUPINDER SINGH GREWAL

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JUDGMENT : AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. 1. In this writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have prayed for issuance of a direction to the respondents to allot the plots to the petitioners as per the oustees policy dated 18.3.1992 (Annexure P-15). Further, a prayer has been made for quashing the public notice dated 10.9.2016 (Annexure P-13). 2. The petitioners were owners of the land as detailed in para 2 of the writ petition. The said land was acquired for the development of sectors 4, 12, 12-A, 14 and Industrial Area, Phase I, Panchkula. The respondents vide public notice dated 10.9.2016 (Annexure P-13) invited applications for the allotment of plots to the oustees and General Public. Further, vide public notice dated 16.9.2016 (Annexure P-14), the respondents had invited applications for the allotment of plots from the oustees. As per the policy dated 18.3.1992 (Annexure P-15), the respondents were bound to allot the plots to the petitioners under the oustees category. However, till date no plot has been allotted to the petitioners. Hence, the present writ petition. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners prayed that liberty be granted to the petitioners to file a detailed and comprehensive representation before the appropriate authority by incorporating the grievance as raised in the present writ petition and direction be issued to the authority concerned to decide the representation expeditiously in a time bound manner in accordance with law. 4. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, perusing the present petition and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, we dispose of the present petition by granting liberty to the petitioners to file a detailed and comprehensive representation raising all the pleas as raised in the present writ petition before the appropriate authority. It is directed that in the event of a representation being filed by the petitioners within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the certified copy of the order, the same shall be decided in accordance with law by passing a speaking order and after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners within a period of six months from the date of receipt of the representation. The petitioners shall be entitled to lead any evidence to substantiate their claim before the concerned authority.