CWP No. 18277 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH * * * * * CWP No. 18277 of 2008 Date of decision : October 22, 2008 * * * * * Bhim Singh and another ............Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and another ...........Respondents * * * * * CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M KUMAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JORA SINGH * * * * * Present: Mr. J.P Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. * * * * * 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the digest? M.M KUMAR, J. The challenge in this petition filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution is to the Notification dated 2.6.2004 (Annexure P- 7) issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as `the Act') and the Notification dated 31.5.2005 (Annexure P-8) issued under Section 6 of the Act. It is conceded position that the award has been announced before the filing of the instant petition. It is well-settled that once the award has been announced no writ petition challenging CWP No. 18277 of 2008 2 the notifications would be maintainable as has been held by Hon'ble the Supreme Court in Star Wire (India) Ltd. v. State of Haryana and others, (1996) 11 SCC 698, Municipal Council, Ahmednagar v. Shah Hyder Beig, (2000) 2 SCC 48; C. Padma v. Dy. Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu, (1997) 2 SCC 627; and M/s Swaika Properties Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Rajasthan, JT 2008 (2) SC 280. Accordingly, the writ petition fails and the same is dismissed. ( M.M KUMAR ) JUDGE October 22, 2008 ( JORA SINGH ) ritu JUDGE