IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.19953 of 2010 Date of decision: 10.11.2010 Harbhajan and others …..Petitioners versus State of Haryana and others ……Respondents CORAM: Hon’ble Mr.Justice Jasbir Singh Hon’ble Mr.Justice Augustine George Masih Present: Mr.Adarsh Jain, Advocate for the petitioners Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) This writ petition has been filed to lay challenge to a notification dated 31.7.2006, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (in short, the Act). Further challenge has been laid to a declaration issued under Section 6 of the Act on 9.8.2007. It is primary contention of counsel for the petitioners that award was passed after about one year of issuance of notification under Section 6 of the Act, as such, it was not valid and on account of that acquisition has lapsed. Surprisingly, date of the award is not given in the writ petition. Furthermore, this very contention was negatived and validity of the notifications issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the Act and the award was upheld by a Division Bench of this Court in CWP No.15470 of 2007, decided on 7.1.2009 titled as Nabbal and others v. State of Haryana and others. Thereafter, taking note of the above said judgment, many writ Civil Writ Petition No.19953 of 2010 petitions filed to lay challenge to the above said notifications on the grounds similar to the one raised in this writ petition were also dismissed by a Division Bench of this Court on 27.1.2010 in CWP No.15618 of 2007 titled as Suraj Bhan v. State of Haryana and others. In view of facts mentioned above, no case is made out for interference. Dismissed. (Jasbir Singh) Judge 10.11.2010 (Augustine George Masih) gk Judge 2