IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No. 6480 of 2010 Date of Decision: April 8, 2010 Darshan Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr. M.L. Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? M.M. KUMAR, J. This petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution challenges notifications dated 15.12.2006 and 14.12.2007 (P-7 & P-9), issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for brevity, ‘the Act’) as well as subsequent proceedings under Section 9 of the Act. It is conceded position that the award in the acquisition proceedings in question has already been passed on 11.12.2009 before filing of the instant petition, which was filed on 7.4.2010. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner we find that no ground is made out to accept the contention raised by the petitioner and to quash the acquisition proceedings subject matter of the instant petition. It is conceded position on record that the award in the present case has already been announced before filing of the instant petition. It is well settled that no writ petition would be competent after passing of award because possession of land, free from all encumbrances was taken and it is deemed to vest in the State Government. In CWP No. 6480 of 2010 that regard reliance may be placed on the judgments of Hon’ble the Supreme Court rendered in the cases of Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay v. Industrial Development and Investment Company (P) Limited, (1996) 11 SCC 501; Municipal Council, Ahmednagar v. Shah Hyder Beig, (2000) 2 SCC 48; C. Padma v. Deputy Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu, (1997) 2 SCC 627; Star Wire (India) Ltd. v. State of Haryana, (1996) 11 SCC 698; and M/s Swaika Properties Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Rajasthan, JT 2008 (2) SC 280. In view of above, this petition fails and the same is dismissed. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) April 8, 2010 JUDGE Pkapoor 2