IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 6620 of 2007 Date of Decision: February 5, 2008 Sukhpal Kaur and others …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.S. MANN Present: Mr. Kamal Jeet Singh Sidhu, Advocate, for the petitioners. M.M. KUMAR, J. The challenge in this petition is to the notification dated 6.10.2004 (P-2), issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for brevity, ‘the Act’) and further notification dated 7.3.2005 (P-3), issued under Section 6 of the Act. The only ground to challenge the aforementioned notifications is that the petitioners have constructed houses on the land in question, as disclosed in para 2 of the petition. The petitioners raised objections to the acquisition under Section 5A of the Act, which have not been accepted. Having heard learned counsel, we are of the considered view that merely because the constructed houses are there on the acquired land does not ipso facto constitute a ground to challenge the C.W.P. No. 6620 of 2007 notifications under Sections 4 and 6 of the Act. The petitioners would be entitled to compensation as per law, if the houses have been constructed before issuance of notification under Section 4 of the Act. No other ground has been urged. Therefore, the writ petition lacks merit and the same is dismissed. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (T.P.S. MANN) February 5, 2008 JUDGE Pkapoor 2