CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 6753 OF 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. DATE OF DECISION: August 16 , 2011. Parties Name Amar Singh and another ...PETITIONERS VERSUS State of Haryana and others ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jasbir Singh Hon'ble Mr. Justice Augustine George Masih PRESENT: Mr. O.P.Goyal, Sr. Adv., with Mr. Vivek Aggarwal, Advocate, for the petitioners Mr. S.S.Patter, D.A.G., Haryana; Jasbir Singh, J. (oral) JUDGMENT By filing this writ petition, the petitioners have laid challenge to acquisition of their land, which was initiated by issuing a notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (in short the Act) on June 18, 2010. Declaration issued under Section 6 of the Act on February 4, 2011, is also under challenge. When notice of motion was issued on April 25, 2011, following contention of counsel for the petitioners was noticed by CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 6753 OF 2011 -2- this Court: “By making reference to document (P8), counsel for the petitioners, inter-alia, states that earlier, some other land was proposed to be acquired for construction of bus-stand, however, subsequent thereto, land of the petitioners was ordered to be acquired without any justification.” In response to the notice issued by this Court, Shri Patter has put on record a copy of the letter sent by the Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary to Government of Haryana, Transport Department, to the office of the Advocate General, Haryana. Contents of that letter read thus: “From The Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary to Govt. Haryana, Transport Department, To The Advocate General, Haryana, Chandigarh. Memo No. 25/1/2007-5TII(II) Dated Chandigarh the 12th August, 2011. Subject: CWP No. 6753 of 2011 – Amar Singh and other vs. State of Haryana Reference your memo No. 33325 dated 6.7.2011 on the subject noted above. 2. The above writ petition is fixed for hearing on 16.8.2011 before the Hon'ble Court. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 6753 OF 2011 -3- 3. The matter regarding acquisition of land for construction of bus stand at Nangal Chaudhry has been re-examined by the Government and it has been decided to relocate the land for the construction of said bus stand at another appropriate place, in lieu of the land of the petitioners. 4. It is, therefore, requested that the Hon'ble Court may kindly be apprised accordingly.” In the letter, it is stated that acquisition of land for construction of a bus stand in dispute has been re-examined and it has been decided to relocate the land for construction of bus stand. In view of above stand taken by the authorities, this writ petition has become infructuous. Disposed of accordingly. ( Jasbir Singh ) Judge (Augustine George Masih) Judge August 16 , 2011 DKC