CWP No. 4892 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 4892 of 2009 Date of decision: 27.3.2009 Raj Kumar and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr. Arun Jain, Senior Advocate with Mr. Saurabh Bajaj, Advocate for the petitioner. -.- ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, J. (oral) This petition seeks quashing of acquisition proceedings initiated vide notification dated 31.12.2008 under Section 4 and followed by notification dated 4.2.2009 under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Case of the petitioners is that poultry breeding and hatchery operations are being run on the land. The turn over is Rs. 12 crores per year and though urgency clause has been invoked, the purpose is not such that hearing cannot be given to the petitioners. Having regard to the patent urgency of purpose of acquisition specified in the impugned notification i.e. laying of railway line, we are not inclined to quash impugned notifications. However, we allow the petitioners to make representation to respondent No.1-Principal Secretary to Government Haryana, PWD(B&R) CWP No. 4892 of 2009 2 on or before 10.4.2009 who may take decision on the said representation on or before 24.4.2009. He may give personal hearing to the petitioners on 15.4.2009 at 11.00 a.m. or on any other date which may be suitable to him. If he is on election duty, he will be at liberty to depute any other officer for hearing the petitioners. Further proceedings will abide by the result of the hearing. The petition is accordingly disposed of. (ADARSH KUMAR GOEL) JUDGE 27.3.2009 (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) mk JUDGE