IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.O.C.P. No.1548 of 2005 Date of Decision:- 26.03.2008 Jagdish Malik ....Petitioner(s) through Mr.R.S.Malik, Advocate vs. Randhir Singh ....Respondent(s) through Mr.R.S.Kundu, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. Mr.Ajay Nara, Advocate for E.O & XEN, HUDA. *** CORAM:-HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. *** 1) Whether Reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2) To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3) Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? *** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) In deference to order dated January 21, 2008, Sanjay Rai, HCS, Land Acquisition Collector, Urban Estates Department, Rohtak, Haryana, is present in Court. He has filed a short reply also which is taken on record. As per the averments made in para 5 thereof, he has already referred the case under Sections 4 and 6 read with Section 17 of the Land Acquisition Act through Administrator HUDA, Rohtak to the State Government for its approval vide memo. No.2986 dated 17.3.2008. In view of the above-mentioned stand taken by the Authority, I do not deem it necessary to continue with these proceedings which are accordingly dropped. This petition is disposed of, however, with a clarificatory direction that the necessary action be taken forthwith and the C.O.C.P. No.1548 of 2005 -2- approach road be provided as early as possible but not later than six months from today, failing which the petitioner shall be entitled to get these contempt proceedings revived and in that event, exemplary costs shall be imposed personally on the Officers, including, Amarjit Singh Mann, Estate Officer, present in Court. March 26, 2008 ( SURYA KANT ) poonam JUDGE