IN THE HIGH COURTOF PUNJAB AND HARYANA, CHANDIGARH. CWP No. 2049 of 2009 Date of decision: 8.7.2009 Navjot Singh ....Petitioner. vs. State of Punjab and others ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE J.S.KHEHAR. HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.D.ANAND --- Present: Ms.Gagan Geet Kaur, Advocate, for the petitioner. -- J.S.KHEHAR,J. (Oral) Through the instant writ petition the petitioner has impugned the notification dated 27.11.1979. The aforesaid notification was issued under section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. From the aforesaid notification, it cannot be ascertained whether or not the land depicted therein and in respect whereof, objections were invited from the landowners was eventually acquired. Be that as it may, the notification impugned through the instant writ petition was issued as far as back in 1979. Almost three decades have passed by since then. The instant writ petition suffers from delay and laches. As such, we decline to entertain the grievance raised by the petitioner in exercise of our jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Dismissed. ( J.S.Khehar) Judge (S.D.Anand) Judge July 8, 2009rk