In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh C.W.P.No.20705 of 2006 Date of Decision:22-05-2008 Ghanshyam and others ---Petitioners vs. State of Haryana and others ---Respondents Coram: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.KUMAR HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Sanjay Vashishth, Advocate, for the petitioners Ms. Palika Monga, AAG, Haryana Mr.R.S.Longia, Advocate for Mr. Arun Walia, Advocate, for HUDA. M.M.KUMAR, J. In this petition filed under Article 226 of the constitution payer is made for quashing Notification dated 6.1.2006 (Annexure P-2) issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for brevity 'the Act'), declaration dated 9.8.2006 (Annexure P-4) issued under Section 6 of the Act and award dated 7.12.2006. A further prayer for release of their land has also been made. In the reply filed by respondents No. 1, 2 and 6, the stand taken is that the land in dispute of all the petitioners was totally vacant at the time C.W.P.No.20705 of 2006 -2- of issuance of notification under Section 4 of the Act except two rooms measuring 15'X12' and a boundary wall. However on reconsideration of the matter, learned State counsel has stated that the land comprised in Khasra No. 79//17/1/2(3-18) of the petitioners has been released. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of with the observation that the claim of the petitioners is conceded to the extent that the land comprised in Khasra No. 79//17/1/2(3-18) stands released and the writ petition with regard to the rest of the land stands dismissed. (M.M.KUMAR) JUDGE (SABINA) JUDGE May 22, 2008 paramjit