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