IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.2399 of 2011 Date of decision: 09.02.2011 Rati Bhan and others …..Petitioners versus State of Haryana and others ……Respondents CORAM: Hon’ble Mr.Justice Jasbir Singh Hon’ble Mr.Justice Rakesh Kumar Garg Present: Mr.Jagat Singh, Advocate for the petitioners Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) This writ petition has been filed to lay challenge to a notification, issued on 12.2.2008, proposing to acquire about 174.17 acres of land for public purpose, namely, ‘development of sectors 24 and 24-A, at Bhiwani’. Further challenge has been made to a declaration, issued under Section 6 of the Act on 11.2.2009, showing an intention of the authorities to acquire the above said land. It is contention of counsel for the petitioners that as per mandatory provisions of Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (in short, the Act), no proclamation was done in the village and further that the contents of the notification, issued under Section 4 of the Act were not displayed at any conspicuous place in the locality. After looking at the documents on record, we are not convinced with the arguments raised. Copy of the Roznamcha Waqayati dated Civil Writ Petition No.2399 of 2011 18.2.2008 clearly depicts that proclamation was made through village Chowkidar in the locality and the copy of the notification was also pasted in the office of Tehsildar, Land Acquisition Collector and Patwarkhana of the area. If that is so, there is compliance with the provisions of Section 4 of the Act. Not only as above, despite opportunity given, the petitioners have failed to file any objection under Section 5-A of the Act. In view of judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Delhi Administration v. Gurdip Singh Uban and others, AIR 1999 SC 3822, in such a situation, the writ petition is not maintainable. Dismissed. (Jasbir Singh) Judge 09.02.2011 (Rakesh Kumar Garg) gk Judge 2