IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.8970 of 2010 Date of decision: 14.7.2010 Rajesh 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.Vikram Punia, Advocate for the petitioners Ms.Palika Monga, DAG Haryana Mr.Rajesh Hooda, Advocate Mr.Vikas Soni, Advocate for respondent No.6 Mr.Kuldeep Tewari, Advocate for respondent No.7 Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) Reply filed in Court today, is taken on record. Copy of the same has been given to the counsel opposite. The petitioners are the residents of village Badh Malik. They have filed this writ petition to quash order dated 17.2.2010 (P7), vide which approval has been accorded for exchange of land of the gram Panchayat with Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC). It is case of the petitioners that the said exchange was ordered without applying mind. When notice of motion was issued, following contention of counsel for the petitioners was noticed by this Court on 24.5.2010:- “Learned counsel for the petitioners while referring to site plan (Annexure P5), has argued that alternate loop in Civil Writ Petition No.8970 of 2010 green colour has been suggested by the land owner, which is a straight line and another line is represented by purple, brown and blue colour. The latter route is serpentine and may even be inconvenient for user at the road. Moreover, CWP No.8853 of 2009 and 21201 of 2008 with regard to purple area of the present route have been admitted by this Court and are pending consideration with interim directions. Therefore, order dated 17.2.2010 passed by the respondents in the light of the aforesaid facts. Notice of motion for 14.7.2010” We have heard counsel for the parties and also looked into the documents on record. It appears from the facts of the case that the exchange was effected by the gram Panchayat with the above said Corporation to facilitate construction of Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway (KMP) Highway. In exchange, equivalent area of land has been given to the gram Panchayat. It is grievance of the petitioners that in the area under exchange, cremation ground is in existence for the last so many decades. Be that as it may, it is specifically mentioned in the resolution Annexure P7 that the area which the gram Panchayat would get in exchange, shall be used as the cremation ground. If that is so, no grievance is left with the petitioners. Otherwise also, alternative remedy to lay challenge to that resolution was available with the petitioners which they failed to avail. It is further contention of counsel for the petitioners that other writ petitions challenging acquisition of land for construction of KMP Highway are pending, as such, this writ petition be also heard along with those writ petitions. We are not inclined to accept this prayer of counsel for the petitioners. In those writ petitions, as per information supplied, the very 2 Civil Writ Petition No.8970 of 2010 acquisition is under challenge, however, in the present case, there is no challenge to the acquisition of land, rather, challenge has been made to the resolution passed by the Gram Panchayat, vide which, land has been exchanged. This writ petition has no connection whatsoever with those writ petitions. Dismissed. (Jasbir Singh) Judge 14.07.2010 (Augustine George Masih) gk Judge 3