C.W.P.No.20568 of 2006 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Writ Petition No.20568 of 2006 Date of Decision: May 29, 2008 Chandi Ram @ Chandgi Ram and others .......Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others .......Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.KUMAR HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE SABINA Present: None for the petitioner. Mr.Ashish Kapoor, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. ... M.M.KUMAR, J. Learned State counsel has pointed out that petitioners No.1, 3 and 4 did not file any objection under Section 5-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and objection was filed only by petitioner No.2. He has further pointed out from paras 3 and 5 of the written statement that the land in dispute was vacant at the time of the said notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and that the award has been announced on 20.1.2006. It is well settled that if the petition has been filed after the announcement of the award, then it is not maintainable as has been held in Stare Wire (India) Ltd. Vs. State of Haryana, (1996) 11 SCC 698; Municipal Council Ahmednagar Vs. Shah Hyder Beig, (2000) 2 SCC C.W.P.No.20568 of 2006 -2- 48; C.Padma Vs. Dy. Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu, (1997) 2 SCC 627 and M/s Swaika Properties Pvt. Ltd. Vs. State of Rajasthan, JT 2008 (2) SC 280. The award, in this case, was announced on 20.1.2006, whereas the writ petition has been filed on 8.12.2006. Even possession of the land is stated to have been handed over to the representative of the Estate Officer, HUDA. Therefore, the writ petition fails and the same is dismissed. ( M. M. KUMAR ) JUDGE ( SABINA ) May 29, 2008 JUDGE SRM