ORDER

CIVIL APPEAL NO. 6079 OF 2010:

1. We have heard Mr. K. Radhakrishnan, learned senior counsel for the appellant, Mr. Yashpal Dhingra, learned counsel for the respondent No. 1, Mr. Arvind Savant, learned senior counsel for the respondent Nos. 2 to 5, Mr. Shankar Chillarge, learned counsel for the respondent Nos. 6 to 8 and Mr. Mukul Rohtagi, learned senior counsel for the respondent No. 9.

2. As against respondent Nos. 6 & 8, it is ordered as follows:

It is declared that the provisions of Section 6 of the General Clauses Act are applicable to the Displaced Persons Claims and Other Laws Repeal Act, 2005 (for short "Repeal Act, 2005") and that the respondent Nos. 6 and 8 herein shall continue to decide the cases and

proceedings pending on the date of the said Repeal Act, 2005 and implement the decisions in the said cases under the unrepealed Displaced Persons Compensation & Rehabilitation Act, 1954 and other related Acts.

2. Civil Appeal is disposed of as above. The above order also disposes of Public Interest Litigation No. 52 of 2006 pending before the Bombay High Court. No costs.

Leave granted.

2. We are informed that the State of Punjab has enacted the Punjab Package Deal Properties (Disposal) Amendment Act, 2009 (for short "2009 Act"). It is further stated that pursuant to the above Act, the concerned persons were permitted to make applications to the competent authority within a period of 90 days from the date of publication of Notification dated 1.4.2009 but the respondent Nos. 1 to 3 have not done so.

3. Mr. M.K. Dua, learned counsel for the respondent Nos. 1 to 3 submits that applications

pursuant to the 2009 Act were not made since the matter was pending before this Court. He further submits that if now permission is granted, respondent Nos. 1 to 3 will make applications as required under the above Act.

4. We, accordingly, dispose of the Civil Appeal by the following order:

(i) It is open to the respondent Nos. 1 to 3 to make applications now to the competent authority within 90 days from today under the 2009 Act.

(ii) The concerned authority shall deal and decide such applications expeditiously and preferably within six months from the date of making of such applications.

5. No costs.