Gulzar Singh @ Gulzar Singh Kainth v. State of Punjab & Anr

o o 2023:PHHC:119526o o o o ooooooINoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAo AToCHANDIGARHoo 207o o o o o o o o oooooo o o o o o o o o o ooCWP-2670-2017o o o o o o ooooooooooooooooooooooooDateoofodecision:o11.09.2023o o GULZARoSINGHo@oGULZARoSINGHoKAINTHoo o o ......Petitioneroo o o o o o o VERSUSo o STATEoOFoPUNJABo&oANOTHERo o o o oooooo.......Respondentsoo o o CORAMo:oHON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoVINODoS.oBHARDWAJo o o o o o o *****o o Present:o-oo Mr.oJaideepoVerma,oAdvocateoo o o forotheopetitioner.o o o o o o Mr.oSauravoVerma,oAddl.oA.G.oPunjabo o o forotheorespondent-State.oo o o o Mr.oG.N.oMalik,oAdvocateoo o o fororespondentsoNo.4oando5.oo o o o o o *****oo VINODoS.oBHARDWAJ,oJ.o(Oral)oo o o o Challengeo ino theo presento petitiono iso too theo ordero datedo

22.06.2015o (Annexureo P-11)o aso wello aso theo ordero datedo 04.03.2016o (Annexureo P-13)o passedo byo theo Principleo Secretaryo too Governmento ofo Punjab,o Departmento ofo Toursimo &o Culturalo Affairs,o Punjabo wherebyo theo objectionso filedo byo theo petitionero againsto theo notificationo issuedo byo theo Governmento ofo Punjabo bearingo No.10/70/14-4TC/66o o datedo 01.10.2014o undero Sectiono 4o Subo Sectiono 1o ofo theo Punjabo Anciento ando Historicalo MonumentsoandoArchaeologicaloSitesoandoRemainsoAct,o1964o(foroshorto"theo CWP-2670-2017o -2-o o2023:PHHC:119526o o Actoofo1964")oandotheosubsequentoproposalounderoSectiono4o(3)oofotheoActoofo 1964ohadobeenorejected.oAofurtheroprayerohasobeenomadeobyotheopetitionero thato respondento No.2o shouldo beo directedo too determineo theo statuso ofo theo petitionerosoothatohisoclaimoforoadequateoandoappropriateocompensationoino termsoofoSectiono27oofotheoActoofo1964ocouldobeoconsidered.oo

2.o o Brieflyosummarizedotheofactsoofotheopresentocaseoareothatooneo Makbarao Jamalo Khano iso comprisingo ofo Khewat/Khataunio No.253/317,o KhasraoNo.94,omeasuringo2okanaloando9omarlaoisosituatedoinotheoRevenueo EstateoofoVillageoChottioHaveli,oTehsiloandoDistrictoRupnagar,oPunjab.oTheo sameoisoownedobyotheoPunjaboWakfoBoardoasoperotheorevenueorecord.ooAno outero unused,o undevelopedo surroundedo areao measuringo 881o Sq.o yardso iso statedo too beo noto attachedo witho theo Makbarao buildingo ino anyo mannero whatsoever.oTheopetitioneroclaimsothatotheoWakfoBoardohadoleasedooutotheo saidoareaootootheopetitioneroasowelloasotooManmohanoSinghosonoofoRaghbiro Singh,o video Allotmento Ordero No.173/90/25239o datedo 22.12.1990o foro residentialo ando othero purposes.o o Theo petitionero ando hiso co-lesseeo haveo mutuallyopartitionedotheoaforesaidopropertyovideoagreementodatedo21.12.1990o andotheomajoroportionoofotheosaidopropertyowasogivenotootheopetitioner.ooAo constructionowasoraisedobyotheopetitioneroafteroobtainingopermissionofromotheo Wakfo Boardo ando alsoo byo seekingo sanctiono ofotheobuildingoplano fromo theo MunicipaloCouncil,oRupnagar,oasoitothenowasoandotheopetitionerohasobeeno regularlyopayingotheoHouseoTaxoandootheroTaxes.oo

3.o o AopreliminaryonotificationounderoSectiono4o(1)oofotheoAct,o1964o wasoissuedobyotheorespondentoStateoofoPunjaboono01.10.2014odeclaringotheo abovesaidoMakbaraoasoaoHistoricalomonumentoandoasoprotectedoproperty.oAo finalo notificationo No.10/70/14-4TC/386776o datedo 08.01.2015o waso CWP-2670-2017o -3-o o2023:PHHC:119526o o subsequentlyoissuedobyotheoGovernmentoofoPunjabounderoSectiono4o(3)oofotheo Actoofo1964.ooTheopetitioner,othereafterosubmittedoaodetailedorepresentationo datedo 16.01.2015o too theo respondent-authoritieso too considero hiso statuso aso actualooccupantoofotheopropertyoandotoopayocompensationotootheopetitioneroaso iso admissibleo too himo undero theo Acto ofo 1964.o However,o theo aboveo saido representationo waso wronglyo consideredo aso ano objectiono againsto theoo notificationoforodeclaringotheoMakbaraoasoaohistoricalositeoandotheosameowaso declined.o Ito iso averredo thato theo petitionero iso noto againsto theo aboveo saido declarationo ofo Makbarao aso ao protectedo monumento ofo imminenceo ando hiso grievanceoisorestrictedoonlyotooconsiderotheostatusoofotheopetitioneroasoactualo occupantoofotheopropertyoasoheowasoputoinopossessionothereofounderoaovalido agreementoandohadoraisedotheoconstructionoafteroseekingodueoapprovalsofromo theoocompetentoauthority.oItoisofurtheroaverredothatotheoleaseowasoexecutedoino favouroofotheopetitionerowayobackoinoDecember,o1990oandothatoheohadobeeno regularlyopayingotheoleaseoamountotootheoWakfoBoard.ooAoLegaloNoticeodatedo

27.07.2015owasosubsequentlyoservedobyotheopetitionerotootheorespondents,o however,o theo sameo waso rejectedo video communicationo datedo 04.03.2016o withoutoapplyingoanyorationalityooroobjectivity.oo

4.o o AoseparateowrittenostatementohadobeenofiledobyotheoPunjaboWakfo Boardoi.e.orespondentsoNo.4oando5owherein,owhileoacknowledgingotheofactumo ofoexecutionoofoaoleaseodeed,oitowasocontendedothatotheoallegedopartitionoofo theopropertyohadoneverobeenocarriedooutowithotheopermissionooroapprovaloofo theoWakfoBoard.ooItoisofurtheroaverredothatotheoleaseoagreementowasoonlyoforoao periodoofooneoyearoandothatotheopetitionerohasonotopaidoanyorentotootheoPunjabo WakfoBoardosinceo30.04.2014.ooTheoWakfoBoardoclaimedotoobeotheoowneroofo CWP-2670-2017o -4-o o2023:PHHC:119526o o theosuitoproperty.ooNoochallengeotootheonotificationoofotheoareaoasoaoprotectedo monumentowasoeveroplacedoevenobyotheoWakfoBoard.o

5.o o AocopyoofotheoreplyobyowayoofoaffidavitooforespondentoNo.3-NavjotoPaloSinghoRandhawa,oo(PCS),oDirector,oCulturaloAffaris,oArchiveso&o Museums,oPunjabohasobeenohandedooverotodayoinoCourtoasotheosaidoreplyowaso missingoinotheopaperobookoevenothoughoaoreplicationohadoalreadyobeenofiledo byotheocounseloforotheopetitioner.oItohasobeenoaverredoinotheoaboveosaidoreplyo thatoevenothoughotheopetitioneroclaimsotoobeotheolesseeoofotheopropertyoino question,ohowever,otheostandoofoWakfoisothatotheoleaseohasonotobeenocontinuedo andothatowouldoinofactobeoanointeroseodisputeoamongstotheowritopetitioneroaso welloasotheoPunjaboWakfoBoardoasoregardsodeterminationoofotheotenancyo&o computationoofotheocompensationoasowelloasodisbursementothereof.oItowaso alsooaverredothatothereoisonoodocumentoonorecordoonotheobasisowhereofoitocano beo saido thato theo constructiono waso raisedo aftero obtainingo dueo permissions.o Copyoofotheosanctionoattachedobyotheopetitioneroalongwithotheopresentopetitiono cannoto beoipsoo factoo acceptedo sinceotheo Municipalo Councilo haso notobeeno impleadedo aso ao partyo ando veracityo ofo theo saido documento iso yeto too beo determined.oItowasofurtheroaverredothatoinotheoabsenceooforenewaloofolease,otheo petitionerohasonoorightotooraiseoanyoobjectionotootheonotificationoorotoomaintaino anyootheroclaim.o

6.o o Counselo appearingo ono behalfo ofo theo petitionero aso wello aso respondentsoNo.4oando5odoonotodisputeotheonotificationothatohasobeenoissuedo byotheoGovernmentoofoPunjaboandotheocontroversyoraisedobeforeothisoCourto byo theo petitionero iso onlyo witho respecto too theo determinationo ofo righto too compensationoinotermsoofoSectiono27oofotheoActoofo1964.oItoisoalsooevidento thatotheopetitioner-GulzaroSinghohadofiledoobjectionsoono16.01.2015owhereino CWP-2670-2017o -5-o o2023:PHHC:119526o o theopetitionerowasoseekingodeterminationoofohisostatusoandoforodisbursemento ofocompensationoagainstotheoconstructionoraisedobyohimoinoaccordanceowitho law.oStatementoofotheoEstateoOfficeroofoPunjaboWakfoBoardowasorecordedobyo theorespondentsowhereinoitoisoinformedothatotheoleaseoperiodoofotheolandowaso overoandothereowasonoocontinuedoleaseoinofavouroofotheopetitioneroandothatoino theoabsenceoofoanyorightoinotermsoofoSectiono51,oasoamendedobyotheoWakfo AmendmentoAct,o2013,otheopetitionerowouldohaveonoolocusostandiotooraiseo anyoobjectionotootheonotificationoand/orothatotheoquestionoofotheosubsistenceo ofolease.oInteroseorightsobetweenotheopetitioneroandoWakfoBoardoareorequiredo toobeodeterminedobyotheoconcernedoTribunaloasoperolaw.oTheosameostandohaso alsoobeenomaintainedobyotheorespondentsowhileosubmittingoaoreplyotootheo legalonotice.oo

7.o o CounseloforotheopetitionerocontendsothatoSectiono27oofotheoAct,o 1964oomakesoaoprovisionoforocompensationoforolossoofodamageoandothatoanyo owneroorooccupieroofolandowhoohasosustainedoanyolossoorodamageooroanyo diminutiono ofo profitso ofo theo land,o byo reasono ofo anyo entryo ofo thiso Act,o iso entitledotoobeocompensatedobyotheoGovernmentoforosucholoss,odamageoando diminutionoofoprofits.ooAodetailedoprocedureounderoSectiono28oofotheosaidoActo ofo1964ohasoalsoobeenoprovidedoforoassessmentoofotheomarketovalueoand/orotheo compensationo thereof.o o Heo contendso thato theo petitionero havingo raisedo theo constructionowouldobeodeemedotoobeoanooccupieroofotheolandoandothatoheoiso entitledotoocompensationoforotheolossosustainedobyohimoonoaccountoofotheo notificationobeingoissuedoandotheopetitionerobeingodeprivedoofohisoconstructedo residenceoisoeligibleoforocompensationounderotheoprovisionsoofotheoActoofo 1964.ooo CWP-2670-2017o -6-o o2023:PHHC:119526o o

8.o o Theoaforesaidoprayeromadeobyotheopetitioneroisoopposedotoobyotheo counseloappearingoonobehalfoofotheorespondent-StateoasowelloasotheoWakfo Boardobyocontendingothatotheoleaseoinoquestionohadoneverobeenorenewedoino favouro ofo theo petitionero ando thato ino absenceo ofo anyo renewalo ofo lease,o heo cannotoclaimoflowoofoanyorightsoand/oroseekoanyocompensationofromotheoStateo Government.ooLearnedocounseloalsoocontendsothatothereoisoaodisputeowitho respecto too theo areao foro whicho theo lease/tenancyo hado beeno createdo byo theo Wakf.oo

9.o o While,ocounseloappearingoonobehalfooforespondentsoNo.4oando5-PunjaboWakfoBoard,oadditionallyocontendsothatoaoperusaloofoAnnexureoP-5o i.e.otheoleaseoagreementoshowsothatotheoareaoleasedooutotootheopetitionerowaso onlyo193osq.oyardsoandothatotheoclaimomadeowithorespectotootheoleaseoofo881o sq.oyards.oisofactuallyoincorrectoandoisonotosupportedofromotheodocumentsoono record.ooHeofurtherocontendsothatotheopetitionerodidonotopayotheolease/rentalso ando theo leaseo ino questiono waso noto renewed.o Consequently,o heo cannoto beo termedoasoanooccupieroofotheopropertyoandothatoonlyotheoWakfoBoardoisotheo ownero ando occupiero ofo theo premiseso ino questiono ando iso entitledo too theo disbursementoofocompensationoasoperoActoofo1964.oo

10.o o LearnedoStateoCounseloonotheootherohandohasocontendedothatotheo petitioneronotobeingoaolesseeooroinooccupationoofotheopremisesoinoquestion,oforo wantooforenewalothereof,ohasonoosubsistingorightotooclaimocompensationoando furtherothatonooclaimohasobeenolodgedowithotheoStateoGovernmentobyotheo Wakfo Boardo whicho claimso too beo theo ownero ofo theo propertyo ino question.o Hence,othereowasonoooccasionoforotheoGovernmentotoohaveodisbursedoanyo compensationo oro assessedo anyo losso ino theo absenceo ofo anyo damageo beingo CWP-2670-2017o -7-o o2023:PHHC:119526o o

11.oo o Io haveo heardo learnedo counselo appearingo ono behalfo ofo theo respectiveo partieso ando byo theiro ableo assistanceo haveo goneo througho theo documentsoappendedoalongwithotheopresentopetition.oo

12.o o oTheopublicationoofotheonotificationowithorespectotootheoMakbarao asoaoprotectedoareaoisoneitherounderochallengeonoroaosubjectomatteroofodispute.o OwnerohasobeenodefinedounderooSectiono2o(h)oofotheoAct,o1964owhileotheo occupierohasonotobeenosoodefinedoevenothoughoSectiono27ocontemplatesogranto ofocompensationotootheoowner/theooccupieroofotheopremisesoinoquestion.ooIto remainsoundisputedoasotoowhetherotheoleaseowasoexecutedoinofavouroofotheo petitioneroono22.12.1990oforoaototalomeasuringo881osq.oyards.oTheodocumento AnnexureoP-5oisotheoNooObjectionoCertificateograntedobyotheoPunjaboWakfo Boardotootheopetitionerofororaisingoconstructionoandothatotheosaidoconstructiono couldobeoraisedooveroanoareaomeasuringo193osq.oyardsoonly.oTheoallotmento letteroAnnexureoP-2,ohowever,odescribesotheoareaoaso381osq.oyardsoandonoto 881oSq.oyardsoasoclaimed.oHence,otheomaterialoaboutoleaseoofo881osq.oyardsoiso notoavailableoonoCourtofile.ooTheoapprovaloforoconstructionowasoforoaoperiodo ofooneoyear.oItohasoremainoundisputedothatotheoconstructionoinoquestionohado beenodulyoraisedobyotheopetitioner.oo

13.o o oSectiono 27o ofo theo Acto ofo 1964o mandateso paymento ofo compensationo too theo owner/occupiero ofo theo lando whoo haso sustainedo sucho loss/damage.oTheorelevantoextractoofoSectionso27oando28oprovidingoforotheo procedureoforoassessmentoofomarketovalueoofocompensationoisoreproducedo hereinbelow:o "27.oCompensationoforolossoorodamageo Anyoowneroorooccupieroofolandowhoohasosustainedoanyo lossoorodamageooroanyodiminutionoofoprofitsofromotheolando CWP-2670-2017o -8-o o2023:PHHC:119526o o byoreasonoofoanyoentryoon,ooroexcavationsoinosucholandooro theoexerciseoofoanyopoweroconferredobyothisoAct,oshallobeo paido compensationo byo theo Governmento foro sucho loss,o damageoorodiminutionoofoprofits.o o 28.oAssessmentoofomarketovalueoorocompensationo

1.o Theo marketo valueo ofo anyo propertyo whicho theo Governmento iso empoweredo too purchaseo ato sucho valueo undero thiso Act,o oro theo compensationotoobeo paido byo theo GovernmentoinorespectoofoanythingodoneounderothisoAct,o shall,owhereoanyodisputeoarisesoinorespectoofosuchomarketo valueo oro compensation,o beo ascertainedo ino theo mannero providedoinosectionso3,o5,o8otoo34,o45otoo47,o51oando52oofo theoLandoAcquisitionoAct,o1894o(CentraloActoIoofo1894),osoo faroasotheyocanobeomadeoapplicable:o Providedo thato wheno makingo ano enquiryo undero theo saido LandoAcquisitionoAct,otheoCollectoroshallobeoassistedobyo twooassessors,ooneoofowhomoshallobeocompetentopersono nominatedobyotheoGovernmentoandooneopersononominatedo byotheoowner,oor,oinocaseotheoownerofailsotoonominateoano assessoro withino sucho timeo aso mayo beo fixedo byo theo Collectoroinothisobehalf,obyotheoCollector.o

2.oNotwithstandingoanythingoinosub-sectiono(1)ooroinotheo LandoAcquisitionoAct,o1894o(CentraloActoIoofo1894),oino determiningotheomarketovalueoofoanyoantiquityoinorespecto ofo whicho ano ordero foro compulsoryo purchaseo iso madeo underosub-sectiono(3)oofosectiono23oorounderosub-sectiono

(1)o ofo sectiono 26,o anyo increaseo ino theo valueo ofo theo antiquityo byo reasono ofo itso beingo ofo historicalo oro archaeologicalo importanceo shallo noto beo takeno intoo consideration."o

14.o o Evenothoughotheocaseoofotheorespondent-Stateoisothatotheoleaseoino questionohadonotobeenorenewedoinofavouroofotheopetitioneroandoasosuchoheoiso CWP-2670-2017o -9-o o2023:PHHC:119526o o notoeligibleoforograntoofocompensationoinoviewoofoamendedoSectiono51oofotheo WakfoAct,o2013.oHowever,oaoperusaloofotheosaidoSectionoshowsothatotheosaido Sectionoonlyorendersotheoleaseoofoanoimmoveableopropertyoexecutedobyotheo Wakfo Boardo withouto theo prioro sanctiono ofo theo Boardo aso void.o Theo saido provisionowouldothusonotoapplyotootheofactsoofotheopresentocaseoinasmuchoasoito isonototheocaseosetoupobyoeitherotheoWakfoBoardoorotheoStateoGovernmentothato theoexecutionoofotheoleaseoinofavouroofotheopetitionerowasonotowithotheoprioro sanctionoofoBoard.oo

15.o o Itoisowellosettledolegalopositionothatowhereoanoexpressionoisonoto definedoinotheostatute,oitsoplainomeaning/literalomeaningoshouldobeoaccepted,o ifosuchomeaningodoesonooviolenceotootheostatute.oo th16.o o Aso pero Wartono Lawo Lexicon,o 15 o Edition,o Page-1180,o "Occupation'/Occupierohasobeenodefinedoasounder:-o "Occupieroincludes,-o

(i)k Anyopersonowhooforotheotimeobeingoisopayingooroisoliableo toopayotootheoownerotheorentooroanyoportionoofotheorentoofo theolandoorobuildingoinorespectoofowhichosuchorentoisopaido oroisopayable.o

(ii)k Anoowneroinooccupationoofoorootherwiseousingohisolandooro building.o

(iii)k Aorent-freeotenantoofoanyolandoorobuilding,oando

(iv)k Anyopersonowhooisoliableotoopayotootheoownerodamagesoforo theouseoandooccupationoofoanyolandoorobuilding."o o

17.o o Ano occupiero iso thuso oneo whoo liveso ino oro useso theo premises/buildingoetc.o o

18.o o ItoisofurtheroevidentothatotheonotificationounderotheoAct,o1964owaso issuedoinoOctober,o2014oandothatotheopetitionerohadoundisputedlyobeenopayingo CWP-2670-2017o -10-o o2023:PHHC:119526o o theorentalotilloApril,o2014oasoperotheostandoofotheorespondentsothemselves.o Hence,otheocontemporaneousoevidenceoandotheoadmissionobyotheorespondentso inotheirowrittenostatementoshowsothatotheopetitionerowasolesseeoinopossessiono ofotheopropertyoandorentowasobeingodulyoreceivedobyothemotillo30.04.2014.oHeo waso legallyo puto ino possessiono ofo lando ando giveno permissiono too raiseo construction.oThereoisonooavermentoraisedobyotheorespondents-WakfoBoardo aboutotimeoandomannerobyowhichopossessionoofotheopropertyoinoquestionohado beenotakenooverobyotheoWakfoBoardofromotheopetitioner.oInotheoabsenceoofo anyosuchoaverment,oitocannotobeodeemedoatothisostageothatotheopetitionerowaso notoanooccupieroofotheopremisesoinoquestion.oAcceptanceoofotheoleaseomoneyo tillo30.04.2014oandoacknowledgmentothereofoclearlyoshowsothatotheopetitionero continuedo too beo ao lesseeo ando ino establishedo &o settledo possessiono ofo theo property.o Theo respondentso No.4o ando 5o haveo noto placedo ono recordo anyo documentopertainingotoocancellationooroterminationoofoleaseoand/oroanyoordero passedobyotheocompetentoauthorityoforoterminationoofosucholeaseoagreement.o TheoostandoofoWakfoBoardothatoleaseowasoonlyoforooneoyearoino1990oandonoto renewedoisobeliedobyotheiroownoactoandoadmissionooforeceivingorentotilloApril,o 2014.oTheoleaseothusoisoextendedobyotheoparties.oo

19.o o Havingonoticedotheoaforesaidofactsowhichoareoborneooutofromotheo perusaloofotheorecord,oitoisoevidentothatotheorespondent-authoritiesohaveofailedo tootakeointooconsiderationotheostatusoofotheopetitioneroandohaveoratheroreliedo onotheostatementoofotheorespondentoaboutotheoexpiryoofotheoperiodoofolease.o TheocompensationoisobeingoclaimedounderotheoprovisionsoofoActoofo1964oando aodeterminationoofooccupierohasotoobeoinotermsoofotheosaidoAct.oInotheoabsenceo ofo terminationo ofo anyo leaseo ando theo admissiono byo theo respondentso ofo continuedo submissiono ofo rento eveno tillo 30.04.2014o i.e.o soono beforeo theo CWP-2670-2017o -11-o o2023:PHHC:119526o o notificationowasoissuedobyotheorespondentsounderoSectiono4o(1)oandoSectiono4o

(3)oofotheoActoofo1964,oreflectsotheopetitionerotoobeoprimaofacieoonooccupieroofo theolandoasoonotheodateowhenotheosaidonotificationsowereoissued.oTheoquestiono ofoapportionmentoofocompensationoisoanotheroaspectowhichoisorequiredotoobeo settledointeroseobetweenotheorespondentsoNo.4oando5oandotheopetitioneroherein.o However,omerelyobecauseothereoisoanointeroseodisputeobetweenotheooccupiero ando theo ownero doeso noto absolveo theo respondentso fromo computingo theo compensationowhichoisotoobeopaidotootheopersonoaggrieved.oo

20.o o Ito iso alsoo noticedo thato theo impugnedo ordero datedo 22.06.2015o (AnnexureoP-11)oandotheocommunicationodatedo04.03.2016o(AnnexureoP-13)o isonotoanoorderoinotermsoofoSectiono27oofotheoActoofo1964.oHence,otheosaido orderowillohaveonoobearingoonotheorightoofotheopetitioner/occupieroinoseekingo determinationoofocompensation.oo

21.oo o Ino viewo ofo theo aforesaid,o theo presento petitiono iso accordinglyo disposedo ofo witho libertyo too theo partieso i.eo theo petitionero and/oro theo respondentsooNo.4oando5ohereinotoomoveoanoappropriateoapplications/petitiono beforeo theo respondento No.2o i.e.o theo Principleo Secretary,o Departmento ofo Toursimo ando Culturalo Affairs,o Governmento ofo Punjabo foro assessmento ofo compensationoinotermsoofoSectiono27oofotheoActoofo1964.ooo

22.o o Ino theo evento ofo anyo sucho applicationo beingo preferredo byo theo petitioner/respondentsoNo.4oando5,ooanoappropriateodecisionoshallobeotakenobyo respondentoNo.2,oafteroaffordingoanoopportunityoofohearingotootheorespectiveo partieso ando preferablyo withino ao periodo ofo 06o monthso ando withouto beingo influencedobyoitsoearlieroordersowhichoareononocontextual.oTheodeterminationo ofocompensationoshall,ohowever,obeowithoutoprejudiceotootheorespectiveorightso ofotheopetitioneroandorespondentsoNo.4oando5otooseekoapportionmentoofosucho CWP-2670-2017o -12-o o2023:PHHC:119526o o compensationo ino theo mannero knowno too law.o Theo timeo duringo whicho theo proceedingso haveo remainedo pendingo beforeo Courtso shallo beo computedo ino favouroofoopetitioneroagainstoanyopleaoorodelay,olachesoorolimitation.oo o o Disposedoofoaccordingly.o o o oo o o o o o (VINODoS.oBHARDWAJ)oo SEPTEMBERo11,o2023o o o o o oJUDGEo VishaloSharmao o o o Whetherospeaking/reasonedo :o Yes/Noo o o o WhetheroReportableo o :o Yes/Noo