IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.22025 of 2010(O&M) Date of decision: 10.12.2010 Jiwan Ram …..Petitioner versus State of Haryana and others ……Respondents CORAM: Hon’ble Mr.Justice Jasbir Singh Hon’ble Mr.Justice Augustine George Masih Present: Mr.Raj Kumar Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) This writ petition has been filed to lay challenge to a notification issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (in short, the Act) on 9.8.2002, proposing to acquire a vast track of land, including 1 kanal 16 marla land of the petitioner. Further challenge has been made to a declaration issued under Section 6 of the Act on 8.8.2003. Admittedly, award was passed in this case on 5.8.2005. We are of the opinion that at this belated stage, it is not possible for us to interfere at the instance of the petitioner. At the relevant time, the petitioner has failed to raise any objection to the acquisition in dispute. In view of judgments of Hon’ble Supreme Court, passed in Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay v. Industrial Development and Investment Company (P) Limited, (1996) 11 SCC 501; Municipal Council, Ahmednagar v. Shah Hyder Beig, (2000) 2 SCC 48; C. Padma v. Deputy Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu, (1997) 2 SCC 627; Star Wire Civil Writ Petition No.22025 of 2010 (India) Ltd. v. State of Haryana, (1996) 11 SCC 698; and M/s Swaika Properties Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Rajasthan, JT 2008 (2) SC 280 Swaran Lata etc. v. State of Haryana and others AIR 2010 Supreme Court 1664, this writ petition, filed after passing of an award, cannot be entertained. Dismissed. (Jasbir Singh) Judge 10.12.2010 (Augustine George Masih) gk Judge 2