CWP No.6781 of 2009 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No.6781 of 2009(O&M) Date of decision: 8.12.2009 Ved Ram ... Petitioner versus State of Haryana and another. ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JORA SINGH. Present: Mr.V.C.Gautam, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Palika Monga, DAG, Haryana, for respondent No.1. ... HEMANT GUPTA, J. Petitioner has challenged the acquisition of land vide notification dated 23.11.1992 under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Admittedly, Award dated18.11.1995 was announced by learned Land Acquisition Collector and the market value determined. Earlier, the petitioner has challenged the acquisition proceedings before the Civil Court. Civil Court has returned a finding that challenge before the Civil Court is not maintainable. It is thereafter the petitioner has invoked the writ jurisdiction of this Court. A Division Bench of this Court in M/s Convertaid Engineers Pvt. Ltd. and others vs. State of Haryana and others, 2003(1) PLR 634, has held that challenge to the acquisition proceedings by way of a writ petition after the announcement of the Award is not maintainable. In view of the said Division Bench judgment of this Court, we do not find that challenge to the acquisition proceedings at the instance of CWP No.6781 of 2009 (O&M) 2 the petitioner at this stage, is maintainable. Dismissed. ( HEMANT GUPTA ) JUDGE 8.12.2009 ( JORA SINGH ) pk JUDGE