M/S Bajwa Developers Limited v. State of Punjab and Others

oo INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANA AToCHANDIGARH CWP-13350-2021o(O&M) Rese !e"o#$%oti&'0('2025'o P #$#)$*e"o#$%o1('05'2025 M/soBajwaoDevelopersoLimited ...Petitioner Versus StateoofoPunjaboandoothers ...Respondents CORAM%o HON+B,EoMR'oJU-TICEo-URE-HWARoTHA.UR HON+B,EoMR'oJU-TICEo/I.A-o-URI Present: Mr.oSunilo!hadha"oSr.o#dvo$ate"owitho Mr.o#%sha&o!hadha"o#dvo$ateoando Ms.o'anvioDhull"o#dvo$ate"oforotheopetitioner.o Mr.oMohito(apoor"oSr.oD#)"oPunjab.o Mr.oPratee%o)upta"o#dvo$ate"ofororespondento*o.+. ,,,,, o-URE-HWARoTHA.URootioJo' -. Petitioner-Bajwa Developers Limited has knocked the door of this Court for the accordings of the hereinafter extracted reliefs:- "Civil Writ Petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, especially in the nature of a Writ of Certiorari for quashing the Notices (Annexures P-12 & P-14), whereby the respondents are demanding the External Development Charges etc. from the petitioner Company, so long the amount of compensation due to the petitioner Company on account of its land which has been acquired by the respondents to carve out/construct 200' wide Master Plan Road PR7) that passes through the same very projects (for which EDC etc. is being claimed) is o not o paid/adjusted o and o further o the o claims o of o the petitioneroCompanyoquaoprovidingolessosaleableoareaoand illegalotakingoovero16.19oAcresolandoofotheopetitioner CompanyofreeoofocostoforoEWSoareoredressed,ototaloof whichowouldoexceedomuchomoreothanotheoallegedoEDC amountobeingoclaimed."

2.1 Briefofactsoofotheocaseoareothatotheopetitioneroisoaodeveloperoand hasodevelopedoaoresidentialocolonyo(SunnyoEnclave)oinoSectorso123,o124oand 125,owhichofallsowithinotheojurisdictionoofoGreateroMohalioAreaoDevelopment Authority o (hereinaftero referredo to oas o 'GMADA'). oAs o pero master oplan approvedobyorespondentoNo.1,oaoroadomeasuringo200'owide,opassesothrough theoaforesaidoSectorso123,o124oando125.ooTheopetitioneroCompanyoearlier developedotwooresidentialocoloniesoinotheoareaoofoVillagesoDesuoMajra, FatehullpuroandoJhungian,ooutoofowhichooneoresidentialocolonyowasoofoanoarea measuringo31.13oacres,oinorespectoofowhichoLetteroofoIntentowasoissuedoon

04.07.2006oandoLicenseowasoissuedoono29.12.2006.oTheosecondocolonyowas ofoanoareaomeasuringo150oacres,oinorespectoofowhichoLetteroofoIntentowas issuedoono03.05.2006oandosubsequentlyoanoagreementocameotoobeoexecuted ono22.06.2006o(AnnexureoP-2)obetweenotheopetitioneroandotheocompetent authority.ooInotermsoofoAnnexureoP-2,otheoGovernmentoofoPunjab,owasoto facilitateoprovisioningsoofopowerosupply,oroadoaccessibility, owateroand infrastructureorequiredoforotheoproject,oafterotheosameoisoappliedotoothe concernedoDepartment/Agency/Authority/LocaloBody,obutoonofulfilmentoon variousotermsoandoconditionsorequiredoinotheosaidoregard,oatosuchorates/fees etc.,owhichoshallonotobeolessofavourableotoothemocomparedotoosimilarlyoplaced projects/customers.

2.2 Thereafter,oaodisputeoaroseobetweenotheopetitioneroandoPUDA quaotheopaymentoofoExternaloDevelopmentoChargesoinorespectoofothe aforesaidocoloniesoandotheopetitionerofiledoaocivilosuitoinothisoregard,owhich wasodecreedoono06.10.2012obyoholdingothatoPUDAocannotochargeoEDCofrom theopetitioner,oratheromoreothanoRs.1.50oLakhoperoAcre,oasoperoLetteroofoIntent datedo04.07.2006.ooTheosaidojudgmentoandodecreeowasochallengedobyoPUDA butotheosameowasodismissedovideojudgmentoandodecreeodatedo09.02.2016 (AnnexureoP-3.oChallengingobothotheojudgmentsoandodecrees,oPUDAohas filedoaoRegularoSecondoAppealoNo.o4594oofo2017obeforeothisoCourt,owhichois pendingoconsideration.

2.3 TheopetitioneroappliedoforoaoMegaoHousingoProjectoforo205.54 acresoofoland,owhichowasoapprovedobyotheoEmpoweredoCommitteeoon

22.06.2011.oLetteroofoIntentoforotheosaidoprojectowasoissuedoono21.07.2011 andoono16.09.2011,oanoagreemento(AnnexureoP-4)ocameotoobeoexecuted betweenotheopetitioneroandotheorespondents.oTheopermissionoquaochangeoof landouserowasoissuedoono26.04.2013oinorespectoofolandomeasuringo159.28125 Acresooutoofotheoaforesaidolandomeasuringo205.54oAcresoandoconsequently, ono18.06.2013,oaonotificationowasoissuedobyorespondentono.o1oinorespectoof theosaidoareaoofo159.28125oacres.ooTheosaidonotificationowasoissuedoinoterms ofotheoprovisionsoofotheoPunjaboApartmentoandoPropertyoRegulationoAct, 1995o(hereinafteroreferredotooasoPAPRA).

2.4 Theopetitioneroappliedoforotheolicenceoono05.07.2013oforosetting upoaoresidentialocolonyooverolandomeasuringo139.376oAcres,opursuant whereto,oaoLetteroofoIntentowasoissuedotootheopetitioneroono19.05.2014oand thereafter,oono23.12.2014,otheopetitionerowasoissuedoLicenceoNo.o22oofo2014, on o 27.05.2015,o whereaftero an o agreement o (Annexureo P-5)o cameo too be executedobetweenotheocompetentoauthorityoandotheopetitioner.

2.5 ThereowasoaoprovisionoofoPR7,owhichoiso200'owideoroad,oinothe MasteroPlan,owhichowasotoobeoconstructedobyotheoGMADA.oTheolandoowned byotheopetitioneromeasuringo30.22oacresofallsounderotheosaido200'owideoroad. Ono04.10.2013,otheorespondentsoissuedoaonotificationounderoSectiono4oofothe LandoAcquisitionoAct,oforoacquisitionoofolandomeasuringo5460.65oacres,oto constructotheosaido200'owideoroadopassingothroughoSectorso123,o124oando125. InoviewoofocomingointooforceoofotheoRightotooFairoandoTransparencyoinoLand Acquisition,oRehabilitationoandoResettlementoAct,o2013o(hereinafteroreferred tooasotheoActoofo2013),otheoaforesaidonotificationodatedo04.10.2013,oissued underoSectiono4oofotheoLandoAcquisitionoAct,oratherowasowithdrawn.

2.6 Ono03.01.2017,otheorespondentsoissuedoaofreshonotification underoSectiono11oofotheoaforesaidoActoofo2013,othus,oforoacquiringotheoland foroconstructingo200'owideoPR-7oroadoandopartoofoPR-6.oThereafter,ovide notificationoNo.o6/22/2016-6HG/1145237/1odatedo12.01.2018,odeclaration underoSectionso19oando24,oasocarriedoinotheoActoofo2013,owasoalsooissuedowith regardotootheolandoinodispute.o oTheoLandoAcquisitionoCollectoroofothe DepartmentoofoHousingo&oUrbanoDevelopment,oPunjab,opassedoanoAward bearingoNo.o569oono18.05.2018,owherebysomarketorateoforotheolandoacquired inovillagesoJandpur,oDesuoMajra,oRanioMajra,oPanheri,oBahalpur,oDau, Hussainpur,oSinhpur,ohasobeenodetermined,orespectivelyoasoRs.o31,910,589/-, asoRs.o54,654,904/-,oas oRs.o 32,559,047/-,oasoRs.o26,733,925/-o asoRs. 8,547,308/-, o as o Rs. o 29,403,043/-, o o as o Rs. o 20,487,329/-, o and o as o Rs. 36,463,639/-operoacre,orespectively.oTheosaidoratesohaveobeenodeterminedoby takingotheonatureoofolandoasoChahi,owhereas,otheopetitionerohasoallegedothe acquiredolandoaso'GairoMumkin'.oo

2.7 Theopetitionerohasonotobeenopaidoanyocompensationoamount towardsoacquisitionoofoitsolandomeasuringo30.22oAcres,odespiteotheopassingoof theoaforesaidoAwardobearingoNo.o569odatedo18.05.2018,owhereupons,othe thereunderrsodeterminedocompensationoamountocomprisingoofomoreothan Rs.295.73oCroreso(approximately)oalongowithootherobenefitsoi.e.osolatiumoetc. andointerest,othus,oisoreceivableobyotheopetitioneroCompany.oTheopetitioner hasofiledofouroseparateoapplications/references,obeforeotheolearnedoReference Court,ounderoSectiono64oofotheoActoofo2013oinorespectoofoeachoofotheoaforesaid villagesoi.e.oJandpur,oDesuoMajra,oHusainpur,oandoJandpur,oclaimingothereby enhancementoinotheocompensationoamountotootheotuneoofoRs.o25oCroresoper Acre.o oTheosaidopetitionsoareostillosubjudice,oasoextantlyothereoexistsono materialoonorecord,othus,osuggestiveothatotheosaidoreferenceopetitionsoare decidedoandothereafters,othus,otheoappositeoRFAsobecomeoraisedothereagainst byotheoaggrievedotherefroms,oratherobeforeothisoCourt.o

2.8o TheopetitionerofiledoaocivilosuitoinotheocourtoofotheolearnedoCivil Judgeo(SenioroDivision),oKharar,oseekingoaodeclarationothatotheopetitionerois entitledotootheoclaim,otheoappositeosettingsooff,oquaotheoamountsotowardsothe EDCocharges,othus,oasoraisedobyotheoGMADA.ooTheosaidosettingsooffobecome rested o upon o theo suprao determinedo compensation o amount o viz-a-vizo the petitionerocompany,othroughotheopassingoofoAwardobearingoNo.o569odated

18.05.2018.oMoreover,oinotheosupraosuit,otheorenditionoofoaodecreeoof injunctionobecameoespoused,othus,ofororestrainingotheorespondentsofrom raisingotheoEDCodemands,otillotheoespousedoclaimoquaotheodeterminationoof compensationotootheopetitioneroforoitsoaforesaidoacquiredoland,orather, becomesofinallyosettled,oandoalsoothereinsoaoclaimobecameoraisedoviz-a-viz rendition o of o a o decree o of o mandatory o injunction, o thus, o directing o the respondentsotooreleaseotheopropertyoofotheopetitioner,ofromohypothecation againstotheodemandoofoEDCoandotoodirectotheorespondentsotooallowoapproval ofotheolayooutoplans,ozoningoplans,oandootheroplansoinoSectorso123,o124oand

125.oHowever,otheosaidosuitowasodismissedoasowithdrawnobyotheopetitioner witholibertyotoofileoaofreshoone.

2.9 Thereafter,oaonoticeodatedo11.07.2016o(AnnexureoP-7)owas servedouponotheopetitioneroinformingothatoasoperotheorecord,oanoamountoofoRs. 1578.71oLakhs,oisooverdueotowardsotheoEDCoandoRs.o480.85oLakhs,ois overdueotowardsotheolicenceofeeoasoono30.06.2016,oagainstotheoaforesaid residentialoprojectoforowhicholicenseono.o22/2014owasoissuedotootheopetitioner. Tootheosaidonotice,otheopetitionerosubmittedoitsoreplyodatedo27.02.2017 (AnnexureoP-8).oTheopetitioneroreceivedoanotheronoticeodatedo17.02.2017 (AnnexureoP-9)ofromorespondentono.3,owhereins,otheototalodefaultedoamount ofoEDCoasoono31.12.2016,owasoshownotoobeoRs.o2581.41oLakhs,oandoin additionothereto,oanoamountoofoRs.o558.89oLakh,owasoshownoasodefaulted amountsotowardsolicenceofee.oOno13.06.2017,opetitionerowasocalledouponoto payotheodefaultedoamountoofoRs.o2287.12oLakhsotowardsoEDC.oThenothe petitionerosentoitsoreplyodatedo27.06.2017o(AnnexureoP-11),owhereins,othe standowasotakenothatotheoclaimoofotheopetitionerotowardsotheoreceivable compensationoamountingotooRs.o308ocroresoexcludingosolatium,obeoadjusted towardsotheooutstandingoEDCoandolicenceofee;oandoitowasoalsoorequestedoto waiveooffotheointerestoasowelloasopenalointerestoonotheooutstandingoEDCoand licenceofee,oafterotheoperiodoofopurchaseoofotheolandoforosectoraloroads,oas CWP-13350-2021o(O&M) -<- thereohadobeenonoodefaultoonotheopartoofotheopetitioner.o'hereafter"oaonoti$e datedo+7.-7.+7+7o.#nne@ureoP -+0obe$ameoissued"owherein"otheotentative amountsoofoRs.oC2=C.==oLa%ho.in$ludin6openalointeresttiohasobeenoshownoto beodueofromotheopetitioneroasoono17.7>.+7+7. +.-7 'hereafter" o the o petitioner o served o a o demand o noti$e o dated 7C/-7.71.+7+- o .#nne@ure o P -10 o upon o respondent o no.1 o for o releasin6 $ompensationotowardsoa$?uisitionoofoitsolandobutonooresponseotheretoohas beenore$eived. -UBMI--ION-oONoBEHA,FoOFoPETITIONER

1.o.#0 Learnedosenioro$ounseloforotheopetitionerosubmits"othatothe entiret&oofotheo$ompensationoamountsoasobe$omesodeterminedoundero#ward bearin6oNo.569 dated 18.05.2018, but becomes amenable to be released to the present petitioner.

(B) It is argued that as per the guidelines (Annexure P-6) issued by GMADA in respect of Mega Projects, the State Government becomes enjoined, to ensure the purveyings of basic amenities appertaining to powers, road accessibility, communication, civic and other infrastructure to the licensed projects, subject to issuance of completion certificate(s).

(C) It is further argued that despite there being a provision in the Master Plan, qua theirs becoming constructed a 200' wide PR-7 road, yet the GMADA failed to provide land sufficient to carve out the said road. Therefore, left with no other choice, the petitioner company had to purchase the requisite land which falls under the 200' wide PR-7 road, from its erstwhile owner so as to provide accessibility. The total land which the petitioner company purchased for the aforesaid purpose comes to 30.22 CWP-13350-2021o(O&M) -C-acres. Even after buying the aforesaid land, the respondent-GMADA, did not construct the required road and rather, it is only on 04.10.2013, that the respondent No.1 issued notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, which was withdrawn subsequently, thus, in view qua then the provisions of the Right to Fair and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, rather had come into force. Resultantly, on 03.01.2017, the respondent No.1 issued a fresh notification under the aforesaid Act, thus, for the aforesaid public purpose.

(D) Ultimately, it is submitted that the benefit of the Award bearing No.569 dated 18.05.2018 as became pronounced in respect of land measuring 30.22 acres, owned and possessed by the petitioner company, thus, is required to be endowed to the petitioner, to the extent, that the compensation amount embodied thereins, and comprised in a sum of Rs.295.73/- crores (approximately) along with all the statutory benefits, rather becoming conditionally released to the present petitioner.

(E) With regard to less saleable area having been made available to the petitioner company, it is submitted that the petitioner company is further entitled for the loss suffered by it. The GMADA has carved out too many sector roads, streets/passages in all the aforesaid three colonies set up by the petitioner-company, owing to which it has suffered a huge monetary loss, which as per Annexure P-16, thus, comes to Rs.1035/- crores (approximately).

(F) It is further submitted that as per notifications dated 07.11.2008 and 18.06.2009 (Annexure P-17 colly), the petitioner company was required to reserve 5% qua the purpose of creating the dwelling units for housing CWP-13350-2021o(O&M) ->- thereins the financially weaker sections of society. However, vide a later notification dated 31.12.2013 (Annexure P-18), the respondents imposed an absolutely illegal condition upon the petitioner-company for mandatory transfer of 5% area for EWS free of costs for the authority i.e. GMADA.

(G) The abovesaid letter could not have been implemented against petitioner-company at least with regard to two of the aforesaid three projects/colonies, thus, for the reason, that the licence as well as the agreement as became already executed in respect of two projects, rather, both did respectively, come to be executed prior to 31.12.2013, Therefore, the respondents are liable to return an area of 16.19 acres or to monetarily compensate the petitioner company qua the said land, which was, rather free of cost, thus transferred for the aforesaid purpose by the petitioner. REP,Y

¶2Pursuant o to o noti$e o of o motion o be$omin6 o issued o to o the respondents"orepl&ob&owa&oofoanoaffidavitoswornob&otheoLando#$?uisition !olle$tor"o Arban o Development oDepartment" o S#So *a6ar"o on o behalfo of respondento*os.-oando1"ohasobeenofiled.oooThe relevant contents, as borne in the said affidavit, are embodied in para 6 thereof, para whereof become extracted hereinafter:- H=.o'hatoinothisore6ard"oitoisohumbl&osubmittedothatothe Promoterohado6otoapprovedoLa&oDutoPlanoofoitsoMe6a Bousin6oProje$toofo+73.32o#$resofallin6oinoVilla6es :andpur"oSihanpuroandoBasanpuro.formin6opartoofoSe$tors -+7"-+1 -+3"oSahibjadao#jitoSin6ho*a6arti"ob&oin$ludin6 theoareaofallin6ounderose$tororoadsoinotheo$al$ulationoof saleable o area. o#s o per o the o Poli$& o dated o 7=.7+.+7-3 .#nne@ureoP ->0oissuedob&otheo)overnmentoofoPunjab" DepartmentoofoHousingoandoUrbanoDevelopment,othe Promoters,owhoohaveoincludedoinooverallocalculation,othe areaofallingoGOounderosectororoadsoforocalculationoof saleableoarea,osuchoPromotersowillonotobeoentitledotooany compensationoforotheolandofallingounderosectororoads acquiredobyotheoGovernment.oHence,otheoPetitioneroisonot entitledotooanyocompensationoforohisolandoacquiredovide AwardoNo.o569odatedo18.05.2018oforoconstructionoof Master o Plan o Road o (PR7) o and o hence o the o Petitioner Companyocannotoseekoadjustmentoofoanyoamountoinothe outstanding o dues o of o External o Development o Charges

(EDC)oclaimedothroughodemandonoticeodatedo11.03.2019 (AnnexureoP-14)."

¶5Aokeenoperusaloofotheoaboveoextractedoparaounfolds,othatothe respondentsohaveotakenotheoshelteroofotheopolicyoofotheoGovernmentoof Punjab,odatedo06.02.2015o(AnnexureoP-19),oforonotoreleasingoquaothe petitioner,oratherotheocompensationoamountoasobecameodeterminedothrough theomakingoofoanoAwardobearingoNo.569odatedo18.05.2018.oo oTheorelevant contents,oasoborneoinotheopolicyodatedo06.02.2025o(AnnexureoP-19),oare embodiedoinoparao(ii)othereof,oparaowhereofobecomeoextractedohereinafter:- ii.oRegardingoimmediateoadjust(ment)/paymentoofothe compensationoamountoasoperotheoCollectororateoin respectoofotheosaidolandoofotheoprojectoofotheopromoters whichocomesounderotheoSectoroDividingoRoadoagainst theodueoE.D.C.oandolicenceofee: A.oThoseopromotersowhoodoonotoincludeotheoland fallingounderotheoSectoroDividingoRoadoinotheooverall calculationowhileocalculatingotheosaleableoarea:-The promoter/developeroshallobeoallowedowithoutocharges (CLU,oEDC,oLF/PF,oSIF)oanoadditionalosaleableoareaoof

2.5%oi.e.,ouptoo57.5%oinohis/heroprojectoinotheosameoratio CWP-13350-2021o(O&M) ---- in residential (plotted & group housing) and commercial component as provided in the project in lieu of his/her

2.5 acres of land for every 100 acres of the project area or on pro-rata basis as per the size of the project, if acquired for construction of Master Plan Roads, as compensation. He will be entitled to have extra density for utilization of additional saleable area and can compensate this additional saleable area from the public and semi public area. However, the area required for parks and open spaces shall not be compromised. The above said benefit of additional saleable area shall be limited to maximum upto 2.5 acres of land falling in Master Plan Roads for every 100 acres of the project area or in proportion to the project area. The above benefit shall be on pro-rata basis of the area utilized for group housing, commercial, residential plotted in the project of the promoter. No compensation shall be given for the area falling in Master Plan Road maximum upto 2.5 acres for every 100 acres of the project area or in proportion to the project area utilized for achieving additional saleable area, even if promoter does not utilize or achieve this benefit of additional saleable area/FAR. This land will be transferred free of cost by the promoter to the Deptt. of Housing & Urban Development, Punjab by executing a conveyance deed. However, if area under Master Plan Road exceeds the limit of 2.5 acres for 100 acre of project area or in proportion to the project area than compensation shall be given on the excess area at the rate of 1.25 times of the collector rate at the time of possession of land. This land will also be transferred by the promoter to the Deptt. of Housing & Urban Development Punjab by CWP-13350-2021o(O&M) --+- executing a conveyance deed. B. Those promoters have include the land falling under the Sector Dividing Road in the overall calculation while calculating the saleable area:- Since these promoters have already included the land falling under the Sector Dividing Road at the time of calculating the saleable area in the overall calculation, meaning thereby that they have taken the benefit of the saleable area, therefore, such promoters shall not be covered under the aforesaid policy. C. Those promoters who have already executed an agreement in respect of land-(sic) falling under the Sector Dividing Road under the present policy, they will also be treated under the aforesaid policy. UNDERTA.INGoOFoDE/E,OPER

¶6An affidavit has been filed duly sworn by Shri Jarnail Singh Bajwa, Managing Director of M/s Bajwa Developers Limited, thus, has been taken on record, through an unobjected order becoming passed on

03.05.2025 upon the apposite miscellaneous application, the relevant contents whereof are extracted hereinafter:- "16. That the deponent being the Managing Director of the petitioner company undertakes that he or the petitioner company has no objection if after adjusting the amount of compensation receivable by the petitioner company against the land in dispute (approximately

30.22 Acres) in terms of the aforesaid Award No.569 dated 18.05.2018 (Annexure A-1) and Award dated

22.12.2023 (Annexure A-2) against the EDC and Licence Fee due along with reasonable interest, is paid back to the petitioner company." INFERENCE-oOFoTHI-oCOURT

¶7Forotheoreasonsotoobeoassignedohereinafter,otheodependenceoas madeobyotheorespondentsouponotheoappositeopolicy,othus,oinodenyingotoothe presentopetitioner,otheobenefitoofoAwardobearingoNo.569odatedo18.05.2018, alongowithoallotheoaccruingothereoversostatutoryobenefits,oratheroisoanoillomade dependenceothereons.

¶8Importantly,otheoissuanceoofoaonotificationoono03.01.2017ounder theorelevantoprovisionsoasocarriedoinotheoActoofo2013,obutoisodeemedotoobe madeothroughoaoprofoundocontemplationobecomingomadeobyotheoacquiring authorityoviz-a-vizootheonecessityoofoacquisitionoofotheosubjectolands,othus,ofor subservingotheorelevantopublicopurpose.oTheosaidoapplicationoofomind,othus,ois notorequiredotoosuccumbotootheopressureoofotheopolicyoissuedoono06.02.2015. Theoreasonsoforosooconcludingogeneratesofrom:- A.o Inononeoofotheoprojectolicences,oasobecameorespectively endowedoviz-a-vizotheopetitioner,orespectively,oinotheoyears 2006,o2014,othus,ooccursoanyocondition,owherebys,othereowas denialotootheopresentopetitioner,otheobenefitoofotheocompensation amountoasobecomesosoodeterminedopursuantotooanoaward,othus, becomingorenderedoinotermsoofotheorelevantostatutoryoprovisions. B.oSinceoafterotheoespousedolicencesobecomingoaccordedotoothe licenseeoconcerned,obyotheolicensor,otherebys,oaoconcluded contractocameointooexistenceo interoseo both.oResultantly,othe covenantsoembodiedoinotheolicense,obutoassumedotheocolouroof contractualoobligations,oasocreatedothereundersoviz-a-vizothe contracting o parties. o Therefore, o in o case, o any o covenant, o did becomeoembodiedoinotheoappositeolicences,owhereunders,othe licenseeoabandonedoorowaivedohisoclaimoforocompensationoas becameodeterminedoquaotheoacquisitionoofohisolands,otherebys, primaofacie,otheosaidocovenant,othus,owasorequiredotoobecome enforcedoagainsto theopetitioner.o oResultantly,o therebys,o the presentopetitioneromayohaveotoorelentofromoeitheroseeking determinationoofocompensationooroassumingly,oinocaseoanoaward becameopassed,oheomayobeorequiredotoorelentofromoespousing thatotheoamountsoofocompensation,oasodeterminedothereunders, beingoreleasedotoohim.o C.oReiteratedly,otheoabsenceoofotheosaidocovenantoinotheolicenses, asobecameoissuedotootheopresentopetitioner,othus,obegetsoan inference,oquaothereupons,oaorightobecomingoendowedoinothe petitioner,otooclaimothatotheocompensationoamount,oasobecame determinedothroughotheopassingoofoAwardobearingoNo.569odated

18.05.2018,othus,obecomingoreleasedoinofavouroofotheoManaging Directoroofotheocompany,owhoohasofiledoaoswornoaffidavit,owhich isotakenoonorecordothroughoanounobjectedoorderobecoming passed o on o 03.05.2025 o upon o an o apposite o miscellaneous application. D.oTheofurtheroeffectoquaotheoabsenceoofotheorequisiteocovenant inotheorespectivelyoissuedolicencesoviz-a-vizotheopetitioner, wherebysotheopetitioneropurportedlyoforfeitedohisorightsotooclaim compensation,obutonaturallyoisothat,otheorespondentoconcerned, onoanviloofotheopolicyodatedo06.02.2015o(AnnexureoP-19),othus, cannotoill-stallotheopresentopetitioner,oratherofromoclaimingothe CWP-13350-2021o(O&M) --3-determinedo$ompensationoamountsoviF a viFotheoa$?uiredolands" asobe$ameosoodetermined"othrou6hotheopassin6oofoan oAward bearing No.569 dated 18.05.2018. E. The relevant statutory provisions, as embodied in Section 5 of the Punjab Apartment and Property Registration Act, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as 'the PAPRA Act') become extracted hereinafter:- "[5. Development of land into colony. - (1) Any promoter, who desires to develop a land into a colony having the prescribed qualifications, shall make an application in the prescribed form alongwith his title of minimum twenty five per cent of project land and irrevocable consent for the rest of land, if it is owned by other persons, permission for conversion of land use from the competent authority and the prescribed information, with the prescribed fee and charges, to the competent authority for grant of permission for the same and separate permission shall be necessary for each colony.

(2) On receipt of the application under sub-section (1), the competent authority, after making enquiry into the title of the land, extent and situation of the land, capacity of the promoter to develop the colony, layout of the colony, conformity of the development of the colony with the neighboring areas, plan of development works to be executed in the colony, and in case of apartment buildings, design, specification of material to be used, common areas and facilities to be provided, structural safety and fire safety and such other matters as it may specify, and after affording the applicant an opportunity of being heard and also taking into consideration the opinion of the prescribed authority, shall pass an order, in CWP-13350-2021o(O&M) --=- writing recording reasons either granting or refusing to grant such permission.

(3) Where an order is passed granting permission under sub-section (2), the competent authority shall grant a license in the prescribed form after the promoter has complied with the following conditions, namely: -

(i) the promoter shall acquire the title of land not owned by him, within the time period given in the terms and conditions of the licence, and shall not make any sale or transfer of land which is not under his title;

(ii) furnish a bank guarantee equal to thirty five percent of the estimated cost of the development works certified by the competent authority, or mortgage plots falling in the same project equal to thirty five percent value of estimated cost of development by equitable mortgage deed to the satisfaction of the competent authority in the manner prescribed, which shall be marked on the layout plan and entered in the revenue record;

(iii) has entered into an agreement with the competent authority in the prescribed form for carrying out the development works in accordance with the conditions of the licence;

(iv) has paid, subject to the provisions of sub-section (6), the Change of Land Use Charges, External Development Charges and such other charges, as may be notified by the Government from time to time.

(4) In case, a promoter intends to revise the layout plan or zoning plan of the approved colony or building plan, he shall be required to obtain a revised permission, subject to fulfilment of all liabilities created due to prior permission, on payment of such charges and such fee and CWP-13350-2021o(O&M) --<- on such terms and conditions, as may be specified after giving due notice to the plot or apartment holders. However, the said revision shall not extend the period of validity of the license granted under sub-section (3).

(5) The license granted under sub-section (3), shall be valid for a period of five years and shall be renewable for a further period of two years on payment of such fee and charges, and on such terms and conditions, as may be specified by the competent authority.

(6) The promoter shall enter into agreement give undertaking to pay development charges for external development works carried out or to be carried out by the Government or a local authority.

(7) The State Government shall determine the development charges and the time within which such development charges as referred to in subsection (6), shall be paid to the State Government or to such authority, as may be notified by the State Government.

(8) The Government may allow payment of external development charges and other charges mentioned in such installments, as may be notified by it from time to time. In such case, the first installment shall be deposited before the grant of licence and the promoter shall furnish and give undertaking to pay the balance installments as per notified schedule supported by such additional bank guarantee or mortgage of such additional property, as may be necessary to secure payment of the balance installments.

(9) The promoter shall carry out and complete the development of the land in accordance with the provisions of the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995 (Punjab Act 11 of 1995).

(10) The promoter shall construct or get constructed at his own cost, schools, hospitals, parks, community CWP-13350-2021o(O&M) --C-centers and other community buildings, on the land set apart for this purpose or promoter may sell or transfer land meant for schools and hospital etc. on such terms and conditions, as may be specified by the Government. Further, the area under roads, open spaces, parks and other public utilities shall be transferred to the local authority before issue of completion certificate.

(11) The promoter shall, reserve five percent area of the gross project area in the case of colony and ten percent of the apartments in the case of apartments in the manner, as may be specified by the Government for reservation and disposal of such plots/apartments for economically weaker section of the society.

(12) The promoter shall carry out all directions issued by the competent authority for ensuring due compliance of the execution of the layout and the development works therein and to permit the competent authority or any officer authorized by it to inspect such execution

(13) The promoter shall be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of all roads, open spaces, public parks and public health services for a period of five years from the date of issue of completion certificate or till the date of transfer the same, free of cost to the State Government or the local authority: Provided that after the completion of development works in the colony, in all respects, the competent authority, may allow the promoter to hand over the maintenance of the infrastructure and services mentioned in this sub-section to an association of residents formed under section 17-A, which shall be responsible for management, maintenance, upkeep of common areas, infrastructure and common services of the colony.

(14) In the event of the promoter contravening any provisions of this Act, or rules made thereunder or any CWP-13350-2021o(O&M) -->- conditions of the licence granted under sub-section (3), the competent authority may, after giving an opportunity of being heard, suspend or cancel the licence and enforce the bank guarantee or mortgage property furnished by the promoter under subsection (3).

(15) When a licence is suspended or cancelled under sub-section (14), the competent authority may itself carry out or cause to be carried out the development works, and after adjusting the amount received as a result of enforcement of bank guarantee or by disposal of mortgaged property, recover such charges, as the competent authority may have to incur on the said development works from the promoter and the allottees in the manner prescribed as arrears of land revenue.

(16) The liability of the promoter for payment of development charges referred to in sub-section (15), shall not exceed the amount the promoter has actually recovered from the allottees less the amount actually spent on such development works, and that of the allottees shall not exceed the amount, which they would have to pay to the promoter towards the expenses of the said development works under the terms and conditions of the agreement of the sale or transfer entered into between them: Provided that the competent authority may, recover from the allottees with their consent, an amount in excess or what may be admissible under the aforesaid terms of agreement of sale or transfer.

(17) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, after development works have been carried out under sub-section (15), the competent authority may, with a view to enabling the promoter, to transfer the possession of, and the title of, the land to the allottees within a specified time, authorize the promoter by an order to receive the balance amount, if any, due from the allottees CWP-13350-2021o(O&M) -+7-after adjustment of the amount which may have been recovered by the competent authority towards the cost of the development works and also transfer the possession of, and the title of, the land to the allottees within aforesaid time and if the promoter fails to do so, the competent authority shall on behalf of the promoter transfer the possession of, and title of, the land to the allottees on receipt of the amount which was due from them.

(18) After meeting the expenses on development works under subsection (15), the balance amount shall be payable to the promoter.]" F. The above extracted provisions, do not, excepting the envisaged therein contemplations, rather create any fetter against the releasings of determined compensation amounts viz-a-viz the land owner. As such, the policy cannot derogate from the supra extracted statutory mandates, whereunders the licences became issued. Since the policy has derogated from the supra statutory provisions, therebys, the policy is ex facie void, on the ground that it transgresses the specific mandates, as become enclosed in the supra extracted statutory provisions. G. Moreover, since no notification became issued by the acquiring authority, thus, denotifying the acquired lands from acquisition nor when any writ petition became filed by the acquiring authority, wherebys, thus, on the basis of the supra policy, rather the acquiring authority sought the annulling of the appositely passed award(s). Therefore, the omission supra leads this Court to firmly conclude, that the policy was made in usurpationoofotheosupraostatutoryoprovision,obesidesoisomade without o the osame o being o well oanvilled o upon o any o statutory provision,oasocontemplatedoinotheoActoofo2013.o

¶9Beothatoasoitomay,otheofurtherounderpinningsostemming,ofromothe absenceoofotheoexistenceoofotheosaidocovenantsoinotheolicenses,oasobecame issuedotootheopresentopetitioner,owherebys,othisoCourtohasomadeoanoinference, thatoasosuch,oratherothanotheopetitionerobecomingoestoppedotooclaimothe releasesoofotheodeterminedocompensationoamounts,othus,ounder oAward bearing o No.569 o dated o 18.05.2018, oviz-a-viz o its o Managing o Director, contrarilyoratherotheorespondentsobecomingoestoppedotoodeterotheopetitioner from o claiming o the o releases o of o the o compensation o amount o as o became determinedoviz-a-vizotheopetitionerothroughopassingoofoan oAwardobearing No.569odatedo18.05.2018,othus,ointeroalia,oare:- i. Thatotheorelevantopolicyobeingounnecessarilyobroughtoto the o forefront o so o that o therebys, o the o GMADA o untenably endeavoursotooescheatotheosubjectoestates,owhichoratherobecome ownedobyotheolawfuloowneroi.e.otheoManagingoDirectoroofoM/s Bajwa o Developer o Ltd. o and o that o too, o through o unnecessary obstaclesoorohurdlesoratherobeingocreatedobyotheoacquiring authorityoagainstotheoreleasesoofosumsoofomoneys,oasobecome determinedoasocompensationounderoAwardobearingoNo.569odated

18.05.2018,othus,o quaotheoManagingoDirectoroofoM/soBajwa DeveloperoLtd. ii Thatosinceoaoconstitutionalorightoofopropertyoasoenunciated inoArticleo300-AoofotheoConstitutionoofoIndia,obecomesoendowed tooanyolawfuloowner.o oMoreover,osinceotheosaidoenunciated constitutionalorightotoopropertyoasoendowedoviz-a-vizoanyolawful owneroofoanyoestate,othus,oisotheocornerstoneoforoprotectingothe usurpationsoofovalidlyovestedoright,otitleoandointerestouponoany estateoholder,oratheroatotheoinstanceoofotheosovereign,othroughothe misemployment(s) o of o the o doctrine o of o eminent o domain. However,oinotheoinstantocase,odespiteotheoManagingoDirectoroof M/soBajwaoDeveloperoLtd.,obeingotheolawfuloowneroofothe subjectolands,owherebys,oinotermsoofowelloemploymentsoin respectothereofsoquaotheodoctrineoofoeminentodomainobyothe acquiring o authority, o thus, oAward o bearing o No.569 o dated

18.05.2018,obecameopassed.o

(iii)o Nonetheless, o despite o the o well o employments o of o the doctrineoofoeminentodomainoviz-a-vizotheosubjectolands,oyetoon theobasisoofotheopolicyosupra,opolicyowhereofoforotheoreasons supraobecomesogrosslyomisappliedobyotheorespondentoconcerned, thus, o releases o of o the o appositely o determined o compensation amounts,orather,ohasonotobeenomadeoinorespectoofoland,oownedoby the o Managing o Director o of o M/s o Bajwa o Developer o Ltd. Resultantly,otherebys,otheowelloemployedodoctrineoofoeminent domainoviz-a-vizotheopresentosubjectoestates,ohasobeenoattempted to o become o ill-subjugated o to o the o policy odated o 06.02.2015 (Annexure o P-19) o issued o by o the o Government o of o Punjab. Furthermore,oassumingoquaotheoappositeopolicyodidocarryosome relevanceoandoalsooassumingothatotheostipulationsosupraoasomade inotheosupraopolicy,owereoalsooembodiedoinotheolicensesoas becameoissuedotootheopresentopetitioner,obutoyet,ounlessoinothe relevantoacquiringostatute,oasoinstantlyoisotheoActoofo2013,othere occurredosuchostatutoryoprovisionsowhich,obutoendowedoaoright viz-a-vizotheoacquiringoauthority,otoodespiteotheomakingsoofothe appositeolawfuloacquisitions,obesidesosuchoappositelyomade lawfuloacquisitionsoresultingoinotheopassingoofoanoaward,orather, tooyetoobstructotheoreleasingsoofotheodeterminedocompensation amountsoviz-a-vizotheolawfuloowneroofotheoacquiredoestates. Therefore,osinceoonlyoonotheosupraoanchor,oratherotheorespondent couldowellonegateotheoclaimoofotheopresentopetitionerofrom espousing o qua o the o appositely o determined o compensation amountsobecomingoreleasedoviz-a-vizotheolawfuloowneroofothe relevantoacquiredoestate.o oHowever,osinceotheosaidostatutory provisionsoareoabsentoorodoonotofindoexistenceoinotheoActoof 2013,oresultantly,otheopolicyoisomeaningless,otheosameobeing outsideotheoprovisionsoofotheoActoofo2013,owhereundersothe acquisitionoofotheorelevantoestateowasomade.o 10 Reiteratedly,oaoclosestoscrutinyoofotheoprovisionsoembodiedoin theoActoofo2013,owhereundersotheoawardobecameopassedoreveals,othatothereins existsonoostatutoryoprovisions,owherebys,oafterotheopassingoofoanoaward,oviz-a-vizotheolawfullyoownedoestateoofotheoconcerned,othus,otheoacquiring authorityoratherocouldowellodenyotootheoconcerned,othus,otheoreleasingsoofothe determined o compensation o amount o under oAward o bearing o No.569 o dated

18.05.2018,ounless,oofocourse,othereowasonoolawfulovestingsooforight,otitleoor interestooverotheosubjectolands,othus,oinotheopresentopetitionerooroitsoManaging Director.oo

¶11Nowotheoeffectiveoimportoofonooappositeodeterringoprovision becomingocarriedoinotheoActoofo2013,othus,ocoveringotheoinstantosituation, appertainingotootheorespondentsopurportedlyodecliningotoocauseoreleasesoof the o determined o compensation o amount o viz-a-viz o the o present o petitioner through,otheirsomakingorelianceouponotheopolicyodatedo06.02.2015,onaturally isothat,otheosaidopolicyoisobutoanoill-contemplatedopolicy.ooMoreovers,owhen thereoisonooevidenceoexistingoonorecordosuggestive,othatotheopresentopetitioner heldonoolawfuloright,otitleoorointerestoviz-a-vizotheosubjectolands,otherebys, alsooonoanviloofotheopolicy,owhichootherwiseoisobeyondotheocontractual covenants,obesidesoisobeyondotheosupraostatutoryoprovisions,oasoalsoois beyondotheoembodiments,oasomadeoinotheolettersoofointent/licensesoissuedoby theolicensingoauthority,otootheopresentolicensee,othereupons,othus,otheoapposite denialsocouldonotobeomadeotootheoowneroconcerned.oIfotheosaidoareomadeoon theobasisoofotheopolicy,othereby,otheosaidocreatedohurdlesoareoinventedoand spuriousoandohaveonooeffectiveoforceoinotheoeyesoofolaw.o

¶12Reiteratedly, o and o emphasizingly o the o constitutional o right o to propertyoasoendowedotootheolawfuloowner,oandowhichobecomesoenunciatedoin Articleo300-AoofotheoConstitutionoofoIndia,obutonaturallyorequiredoforthright applicationotheretos,otootheolawfullyoacquiredoestateoofotheoowneroconcerned. Afterotheomakingsoofolawfuloacquisitionoofotheoestateoofotheopresentopetitioner, thus,otheoacquiredoestateocouldonotobeoescheated,oratherothroughodenyingothe determinedocompensationoamountsotootheolawfuloowneroandothatotoo,omerely onoaccountoofoanoill-dependenceobeingomadeouponotheopolicyosupra.oArticle 300-AoofotheoConstitutionoofoIndiaoisoextractedohereinafter:- "300A.oPersonsonototoobeodeprivedoofopropertyosaveoby authorityoofolaw:- Noopersonoshallobeodeprivedoofohisopropertyosaveoby authorityoofolaw."

¶13Nowoassumingothatoevenoifosomeocovenantsobecameocarriedoin theoletteroofointent,owherebysotheolicenseeohasoforfeitedohisoclaimoquaothe determinationsoofotheocompensationoamountsoviz-a-vizohisolawfuloestate,oyet theosaidocovenantobutowouldoalsoobeovoid,ounlessopursuantothereto,othereowas lawfulopartingsoofotitleobyotheolawfuloestateoholderoviz-a-vizotheoacquiring authority.oTheocovenant,oasosuch,oonoitsoownostrength,owithoutoevidentolawful passingsoofotitleothroughotheomodesoenvisagedoinotheoTransferoofoProperty Act,obyotheopetitionerotootheorespondentoconcerned,obutocannotonaturallyoill tinkerowithotheorightoofoaolawfuloestateoholderotooensure,othatoits/hisolawfully ownedoestateobecomesonotoexpropriatedobyotheosovereign.ooAsosuch,otherebys, theocovenant,oifoany,owherebysotheolicenseeoassuminglyoforfeitedohisorightoto claimocompensation,othus,otootheoconsideredomindoofotheoCourt,owouldobe alsoovoidoonotheoground,othatoitomilitatesoviz-a-vizotheoconstitutionalorightoof property,oasoendowedoviz-a-vizotheolawfuloowner.oNaturally,owhenotheosaid rightocannotobeocurtailed,obutobyoanyovoidocovenantobecomingocarriedoinothe licenceoconcerned,oomoreoespeciallyoalso,owhenotheoembodimentoofotheosaid covenantomayorather,obeoonoaccountoofotheosuperiorobargainingopoweroofothe licensor/licensingoauthorityoconcerned,owherebysoalso,oitohasonoovalidity besidesotheosameoisounconscionable.o

¶14Thoughotheostatute,oinotermsowhereofotheolicensesobecame respectivelyoendowedoviz-a-vizotheopetitioner,odidorequire,othatocovenants becomingoborneotherein,othus,oaligningowithotheoprovisions,oasoembodiedoin Sectiono3oofotheoPAPRAoAct.ooTheorelevantoprovisionsotooSectiono3oofothe PAPRAoActobecomeoextractedohereinafter:-o "(i)oinotheocaseooforesidentialoapartments,otenopercent ofotheototaloapartmentsobeoreservedoforoeconomically weakerosectionoofosociety;oando

(ii)oinotheocaseoofocolony,ofiveopercentoareaoofotheogross areaoofotheoproject,obeoreservedoforoplotsotoobeoallotted to o the o persons o belonging o to o economically o weaker sectionsoofosociety,oinosuchomanneroandoonotermsoand conditions,oasomayobeospecified."

¶15Theosupraoextractedoprovisionsoenvisageoquaoinorespectoofothe residentialoapartments,o10%oofotheototaloapartmentsoisotoobeoreservedoandoin respectoofocolony,o5%oofotheogrossoareaoofoprojectoareaoisorequiredotoobe reserved,obutosuchoreservedoplotsobeingosubsequentlyoallottedotootheopersons belongingotootheomarginalizedosectionsoofotheosociety.oTheosaidoprovisionsoare alsootootheoconsideredomindoofothisoCourt,orather,oexpropriatoryoasounlessoand ofocourse,oinotheorelevantostatute,owhereundersoacquisitionsowereomadeoi.e. theoActoofo2013,othereoexistedoanoappositeooustingoclause,owherebysothe acquiringoauthority,othus,oinotermsoofopurveyingsoofotheoespousedolicence, thus,opursuantotooSectiono3oofotheoPAPRAoAct,ohence,oviz-a-vizotheolicencee, rather,obecameobarredotoomakeolawfuloacquisitionsoofotheoestateoconcerned. Ratherosince,onoosuchoappositeooustingoclauseoexistsoinotheoActoofo2013onor alsoowhenoinotheosupraoArticleocarriedoinotheoConstitutionoofoIndia,othus,oany provisioning o is o made, o wherebys o the o Legislature o concerned o becomes conferredowithotheolatitude,otoobutotootheoobviousofinancialodetrimentoofothe landoloseroconcerned,oratheroexpropriateotheoappositeoestateonoroalsoowhen obviouslyotheocompetentoauthorityoconcernedocanobeosaidotoobecomeovested withotheojurisdiction,othus,oforostallingotheolawfuloestateoholder,oratherofrom receivingocompensation.o oAsosuch,oinotheoabsenceoofosuchoprovisionings occurring o in o the o supra oArticle o carried o in o the o Constitution o of o India. Resultantly,othisoCourtoisoledotooconcludeothatotheosaidosupraoextracted provisionsoinoSectiono3oofotheoPAPRAoAct,oareonaturallyoconstitutionally void,oasotheyoinfringeotheoconstitutionallyoendowedorightotoopropertyoviz-a-viz o the o lawful o owner. o Since o the o cornerstone o of o the o said o endowed constitutionalorightoviz-a-vizotheolawfuloowneroofoanyoestate,othoughoisothat, withoutodeterminationoofocompensationoviz-a-vizotheopropertyoownedobyothe estateoholderoconcerned,othus,otheorespondentoasosovereignocannotonaturally expropriateotheolandoloser'soestate.

¶16However,oyetoinotheoinstantocase,othroughotheosupraoprovisions, theoestateoofotheolawfuloownerohasobeenoexpropriated,oasotheolawfuloowner, throughoaostatutoryo ultraovires odiktat,obut oforceomajeureo hasobeenoledoto reserveosomeoportionsoofolandsolawfullyoownedobyohimofor,othereovers,oplots beingocreatedoforosubsequentlyotheirsobeingoallottedotootheomarginalized sectionsoofosociety.

¶17Theosaidohasooccurredowithoutodeterminationoofocompensation andoasosuch,otheosaidoprovisionsoareoexpropriatory,obesidesoareooutsideothe mandateoenclosedoinotheosupraoArticleoasocarriedoinotheoConstitutionoofoIndia, asoneitherothereinsonoroinoanyootheroArticleocarriedoinotheoConstitutionoof India,oratheroisoanyoempowermentovestedoinoanyoLegislature,otooengraftoa mandate,owherebys,otheoeffectiveoworkabilityoofotheosaidoconstitutional provisionobecomesolimitedoorobecomesocurtailed,oasohasoill-happenedoinothe instantocase.

¶18Theoonlyoexceptionotootheosaidoendowedoconstitutionalorightoto propertyoquaoaolawfuloestateoholder,oisowhenotheosovereignointendsoto,othrough aocompetentlyopassedoLegislature,othusoforwardoagrarianoreforms,owherebys naturallyoitoproceedsotooachieveotheoappositeoconstitutionaloobjectiveoas underlinedoinoArticleo31-AoofotheoConstitutionoofoIndia.oooInotheoinstantocase, theosupraoextractedostatutoryoprovisionsopalpablyodoonotoforwardoagrarian reforms,oasotheounderpinningoofoagrarianoreforms,othusoisotoomakeotheotillers ofotheosubjectolandsoconcerned,othus,oasoownersothereofs.o oHowever,othe marginalizedosectionsoofosocietyotoowhomotheoreservedoplotsowouldobecome ultimatelyoallotted,oratheroareonototillersooverotheosubjectolands,otherebys,othe provisionsoofoArticleo31-AoofotheoConstitutionoofoIndia,odoonotocomeotoothe forefront,owherebys,otheosaidoexceptionotooArticleo300-AoofotheoConstitution ofoIndia,ooalsoocannotoprotectotheosupraoextractedovoidoprovisionsoasocarriedoin Sectiono3oofotheoPAPRAoAct.

¶19More o emphasisingly, o the o State o is o under o a o Constitutional obligationotoocaterotootheohousingoneeds,oofotheoeconomicallyoweakerosections ofosociety.oInothatoregard,ovariousoprovisionsooccuroeitheroinotheoCentralooroin theoStateostatutes,owhereundersopoolsoofolandoareoreserved,ofor,otherebysothe saidoreservedopoolsoofolandsobecomingoallottedotootheomarginalizedosections ofotheosociety.

¶20ItoappearsothatotheoStateoinsteadoofosatisfyingotheoconstitutional requirement o appertaining o to oits o catering o to o the o housing o needs o of o the marginalizedosectionsoofotheosociety,othroughoreleasingotootheoconcerned, thus, o lands o from o the o relevant o legitimate o pools, o rather o has o through incorporatingotheosupraoproviso(s)oofoSectiono3oofotheoPAPRAoAct,obutohas naturallyoexpropriatedotheolawfullyoownedoestateoofotheolawfuloowners.oo

¶21Theoappositeopoolsoofolands,owherefromoallotmentsocanobeomade tootheopersonsobelongingotootheomarginalisedosectionsoofotheosociety,obecome so o created o through o applying o the o provisions o of o East o Punjab o Holdings (ConsolidationoandoPreventionoofoFragmentation)oAct,o1948.oTheosaid appositeopoolsoalsoobecomeocreatedoafteroenforcingosuchostatutesowhich prohibitotheoholdingsoofolandsobeyondotheoceilingolimitsoprescribedothereins. Asosuch,otheosupraocreatedoappositeoallotableopools,othus,ooverotheolands ownedobyotheoGovernmentoorobyotheoPanchayatoconcerned,owhenodoosubserve theohousingoneedsoofotheomarginalizedosectionsoofosociety,othroughoallotments thereofobeingomadeotootheoconcerned.oResultantly,otheoinstantlyocreatedopools ofolandoforotheirsosubservingotheohousingoneedsoofotheomarginalizedosections ofosociety,oandothatotoo,owithoutodeterminationoofoanyocompensationobeing madeotootheolawfuloestateoholderoconcerned,obutonaturallyoeffectivelyoeclipses theoendowmentoofotheoconstitutionalorightosupraoviz-a-vizolandoowners concerned,otherebysotoo,oitoisoconstitutionallyovoid.ooo

¶20InotheolightoofotheosupraoinferenceomadeobyothisoCourt,otheopolicy datedo06.02.2015oisofoundotoobeoillegaloandoarbitraryoand,othus,oisoquashed andosetoaside.oMoreover,otheosupraoprovisionsoengraftedoinoSectiono3oofothe PAPRAoAct,owhichoareore-extractedohereinafter,obutoareoalsoodeclaredotoobe voidoandoareoquashed. "(i)oinotheocaseooforesidentialoapartments,otenopercentoof theototaloapartmentsobeoreservedoforoeconomicallyoweaker sectionoofosociety;oando

(ii)oinotheocaseoofocolony,ofiveopercentoareaoofotheogross areaoofotheoproject,obeoreservedoforoplotsotoobeoallottedoto theopersonsobelongingotooeconomicallyoweakerosectionsoof society,oinosuchomanneroandoonotermsoandoconditions,oas mayobeospecified."

¶23However,oitoisomadeoclearothatoconstructionsoandoconsequential allotments,oifoany,omadeooverotheo5%olandoreservedoforoeconomicallyoweaker sections,oshalloremainounaffectedobyotheosupraomadeodeclarationobyothis Court.o oNonetheless o compensationo ino respect o ofo theo lands o whereover constructionsoareomade,obeodeterminedothrougholawfuloacquisitionsothereofs becomeomade.o oInocaseotheosubjectolandsoareovacant,otherebys,oeither compensationoinorespectothereofobeodeterminedoorotheosaidolandsobeoforthwith returnedotootheolawfuloowner.o

¶24TheowritopetitionoisoallowedoandotheoReferenceoCourt/Executing Court/LandoAcquisitionoCollectoroconcernedoisodirectedoto,oinoaccordance witholaw,othus,oconditionallyoreleaseoforthwithotheocompensationoamount determinedounder oAwardobearingoNo.569odatedo18.05.2018oviz-a-vizo the Managing Director of the petitioner-company, M/s Bajwa Developers Ltd. Moreover, in terms of the affidavit sworn by Shri Jarnail Singh Bajwa, Managing Director of M/s Bajwa Developers Limited, he is to file an apposite application before the learned Reference Court concerned, stating thereins the account number of the GMADA, whereinto the compensation amount is to be remitted.

¶25It is also directed that the fullest complement of the determined compensation amounts will be forthwith deposited by the respondent concerned, before the Court concerned and the same shall be, also in the supra manner, thus, released to the GMADA. It is clarified that the said deposit shall be, in the manner detailed in connected writ petition bearing No.CWP-20106-2021, thus, become utilized for the executions of the incomplete/left over developmental works at the sites of the colonies concerned.

¶26Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (o-URE-HWARoTHA.URo) JUDGE (o/I.A-o-URIo) M76o1(0o2025 JUDGE harish ooooooKhetherospea%in6/reasoned Les/*o ooooooooooooooKhetheroreportable Les/*o