IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 17813 of 2010 Date of decision: 1.10.2010 Kanwar Ram Sarup …..Petitioner versus The State of Punjab and others ……Respondents CORAM: Hon’ble Mr.Justice Jasbir Singh Hon’ble Mr.Justice Augustine George Masih Present: Mr.Rajesh Kumar Girdhar, Advocate for the petitioner Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) This writ petition has been filed with the following prayer:- “ii) issue a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to restore possession of the un-acquired land to the petitioner and other landowners as the respondents have taken the possession of excess land, which is not even acquired and no compensation qua this land has been paid, the same being illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional, against the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act and violative of principles of natural justice.” It is not in dispute that possession of the land was taken in the year 1948 to carve out a road. The road was constructed thereafter. More Civil Writ Petition No. 17813 of 2010 than sixty years have elapsed. No case is made out to interfere at the instance of the petitioner at this belated stage. Dismissed. The Registry is directed to send a copy of this order to the Secretary of the department concerned. (Jasbir Singh) Judge 01.10.2010 (Augustine George Masih) gk Judge 2