Key Points
The ruling came in response to 107 petitions from people removed from their land to make way for the Ranjit Sagar dam project, which involved the acquisition of 11,250 acres in Punjab, 1,226 acres in Himachal Pradesh and 13,820 acres in erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir...
A job offer to an oustee of land acquired for some project is a concession and not a vested right, the Punjab and Haryana high court has held on the pleas from oustees of the Ranjit Sagar dam...
Hence, the offer of employment is not in lieu of compensation which is equivalent to the market value and the amount of solatium but in addition thereto, the court observed adding that such a policy is in nature of concession offered by the executive to reduce the impact of their dislocation from their place of residence or occupation...
The judgment came from the HC bench of justice Anil Kshetarpal on 107 petitions from outstees from three states Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir..
Hence, the exception cannot be permitted to become a general rule, the bench further said cautioning courts that while dealing with such issues they are expected to maintain a balance between the claims of the oustees who have woken up from a deep slumber on the one hand and expectations of the unemployed youth who are in dire need to get civil posts particularly in view of rampant unemployment on the other hand...
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