2025:UHC:1565 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS No. 634 of 2025 With WPMS No. 635 of 2025 WPMS No. 636 of 2025 WPMS No. 637 of 2025 WPMS No. 639 of 2025 WPMS No. 640 of 2025 WPMS No. 642 of 2025 WPMS No. 643 of 2025 WPMS No. 646 of 2025 WPMS No. 647 of 2025 WPMS No. 648 of 2025 WPMS No. 651 of 2025 WPMS No. 655 of 2025 WPMS No. 656 of 2025 WPMS No. 660 of 2025 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J 1. Mr. Rafat Ali, Irum Zeba & Mr. K.H. Gupta, Advocates for the petitioners. 2. Mr. Yogesh Chandra Tewari, learned Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. Since the defect pointed out by the Registry is minor in nature, therefore, the same is overruled. 4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 5. Since common questions of fact and law are involved in these petitions, therefore, these petitions are clubbed together and are being heard & decided together. However, for the sake of brevity and convenience, facts of WPMS No. 634 of 2025 alone are being considered. 5. Land was acquired for erection of towers, laying of High Tension Power Lines by Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. The land owners were not satisfied with the amount, determined as 2025:UHC:1565 compensation by the Special Land Acquisition Officer, therefore, they sought reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. 6. The reference made by the land owners are pending consideration before learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, Vikas Nagar, District Dehradun. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has sought a direction to the court concerned to decide the reference cases expeditiously. 7. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioners that these reference cases are pending since 15.03.2016 and arguments commenced on 22.12.2023, but thereafter no progress could be made and hearing has not concluded so far. 8. Learned State Counsel submits that he has no objection if the court concerned is directed to take decision on the reference cases expeditiously. 9. Accordingly, the writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the court concerned to decide reference cases as early as possible, but not later than four months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J) 06.03.2025 Aswal 2025:UHC:1565