IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH
C.W.P NO. 1715 OF 2009
DECIDED ON : 03.02.2009
Surjit Singh
...Petitioner
versus
State of Punjab and another
...Respondents
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT
Present : Mr. Vikas Singh, Advocate,
for the petitioner.
SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL)
The petitioner is aggrieved at the order dated
12.09.2008 (Annexure P-2) whereby the Punjab State Industrial
Development Corporation Limited has declined to confirm the
auction in his favour and has returned his earnest money of
Rs.10 lacs on the ground that the petitioner’s offer has not been
accepted by the Board of Directors.
The petitioner claims to be the highest bidder who
offered Rs.5.26 crores for the agricultural land measuring 373
Kanals 16 Marlas situated at villages Bachuwan, Jeowal,
Balachaur, District Nawanshahar, which was put to auction by the
respondent-Corporation on 30.01.2008.
The petitioner’s grievance appears to be that no
reason what so ever has been assigned for not accepting his bid
and that the earnest money of Rs.10 lacs has been returned after
a long period of eight months by the Corporation, without any
interest.
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Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner, I
deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a
direction to respondent No.2-Corporation to treat this writ
petition as a representation on behalf of the petitioner and
consider and dispose of his claim by passing a reasoned order. If
the Corporation, for certain valid reasons, is not inclined to
accept the petitioner’s highest bid, it shall also consider the
petitioner’s claim regarding payment of some reasonable amount
of interest on the earnest money of Rs.10 lacs, which remained
with the Corporation for a period of about eight months.
The needful shall be done within a period of three
months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.
FEBRUARY 03, 2009 (SURYA KANT) shalini JUDGE