IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.699 of 2011 Date of decision: 10.05.2011 Jai Pal and others …..Petitioners versus State of Haryana and others ……Respondents CORAM: Hon’ble Mr.Justice Jasbir Singh Hon’ble Mr.Justice Rakesh Kumar Garg Present: Mr.Lokesh Sinhal, Advocate for the petitioners Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) By filing this writ petition, the petitioners have laid challenge to a notification, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (in short, the Act) on 12.12.2008 (P4), proposing to acquire a vast tract of land, including land measuring 12 kanal 16 marla, held by the petitioners as Dholidars. Further challenge has been made to a declaration, issued under Section 6 of the Act on 11.12.2009(P7), finally ordering acquisition of the notified land. Vide the notifications, mentioned above, land was acquired for a public purpose, namely, ‘for the development and utilization of land for commercial Belt along southern peripheral road in Sectors 62, 65 and 66 at Gurgaon’. It is grievance of the petitioners that they were sitting as Dholidars in land falling in khasra Nos.17 (4-16) and 18(8-0). This land was released from acquisition on an application moved by respondent No.5. Civil Writ Petition No.699 of 2011 It is contention of counsel for the petitioners that the land was given in exchange to respondent No.5 without any justification. It has been admitted before us at the time of hearing of this writ petition that the said exchange of land was set aside by this Court by passing an order dated 25.4.2011 in CWP No.2210 of 2010 titled as Gram Panchayat, Badshahpur v. State of Haryana and others. The matter is now pending consideration before the Director Consolidation/ Divisional Commissioner at Gurgaon. If that is so, the very fact, on the basis of which, challenge was laid to the acquisition, has been obliterated. Land is lying vacant. No other instance of discrimination has been shown. Dismissed. (Jasbir Singh) Judge 10.05.2011 (Rakesh Kumar Garg) gk Judge 2