STATE OF HARYANA Vs. BANWARI LAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This is a bunch of 14 appeals filed on behalf of the State of Haryana against the award of the Reference Court determining the market value of the acquired land in question.

(2.) Today, these cases were listed at serial No. 102 of the urgent cause list and were taken up accordingly. No copy of the order granting sanction to file the instant appeals by the Government was placed on record of the cases. Neither any such letter was produced during the course of hearing by the learned counsel for the appellant. Even the Engineer-in-Chief, Irrigation Department. Chandigarh, Haryana, is not present. On the asking of the Court, Mr. Hitinder Singh Lalli, Additional Advocate General, Haryana, sought a pass over on the ground that the aforesaid Officer shall be present before this Court after some time and requested that the case be taken up after lunch. Accordingly, the pass over was given. Even after discharge of the Board when no other case either urgent or motion hearing was remaining, the case was taken up again after lunch. Sh Lalli. informed the Court that despite communication, the Officer could not be present as he was having meeting with the Finance Secretary of the State.

(3.) From the aforesaid circumstances, it is clear that the defence of the cases which involves financial burden on the State is not very important. It is also clear that the said Officer of the State of Haryana has no respect for the Court directions/orders. Though the conduct of the aforesaid Official is contemptuous,However, this Court refrains itself from taking further action on this account against him.