IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.19998 of 2010 Date of decision: 10.11.2010 Jitender Singh and others …..Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others ……Respondents CORAM: Hon’ble Mr.Justice Jasbir Singh Hon’ble Mr.Justice Augustine George Masih Present: Mr.I.P.S.Doabia, Advocate for the petitioners Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) This writ petition has been filed to lay challenge to the provisions of the Punjab Development of Damaged Areas Act, 1951 (P1) (in short, the Act) and also to a Scheme prepared by the Amritsar Improvement Trust in the year 1998(P2) as per provisions of that Act. At the time of arguments, it came to our notice that some of the petitioners have already filed a writ petition bearing CWP No.9757 of 1999, Lakhbir Singh v. State of Punjab and others, impugning that Scheme, which is fixed for 17.11.2010 for regular hearing along with many other cases. We recollect that we have heard that bunch matter on several dates and even an attempt was made to effect compromise between the parties, which did not materialize. On the last date of hearing the matter was got adjourned by putting an excuse. This writ petition has been filed with a view to delay the final hearing of that writ petitions. Further, validity of the Act has already been upheld by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Bachan Singh and others v. Civil Writ Petition No.19998 of 2010 State of Punjab and others, 1971 AIR (SC) 2164 and furthermore, Scheme is being challenged after a gap of more than ten years. Dismissed. (Jasbir Singh) Judge 10.11.2010 (Augustine George Masih) gk Judge 2