In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh CWP No. 10161 of 2008 Date of decision: 30.5.2008 Narinder Singh and others ......Petitioners Versus Union of India and others .......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.KUMAR HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Sandeep Kotla, Advocate, for the petitioners. **** JUDGMENT M.M.KUMAR, J. The instant petition is directed against the notifications dated 27.4.2006 and 15.11.2006 issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines Act, 1962 (Acquisition of right of users in land), Act 1962 (for brevity 'the Act') respectively. 2. A perusal of notice dated 11.2.2008 (Annexure P-4) shows that the award has already been announced on 21.1.2008. Learned counsel for the petitioners could not dispute the aforementioned fact. It is settled principle that no writ petition would be maintainable after announcement of the award as has been held by Hon'ble the Supreme Court in the cases of Star Wire (India) Ltd. v. State of Haryana (1996) 11 SCC 698, Municipal Council Ahmednagar v. Shah Hyder Beig (2000) 2 SCC 48, C.Padma CWP No. 10161 of 2008 -2- v.Dy.Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu (1997) 2 SCC 627 and Swaika Properties Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Rajasthan JT 2008 (2) S.C.280. 3. In view of above, the writ petition fails and is dismissed. (M.M.KUMAR) JUDGE (SABINA) May30, 2008 JUDGE anita