In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh C.W.P.No.9196 of 2006 Date of Decision:12-05-2008 M/s Manish Engineering Industries and another ---Petitioners vs. State of Haryana and others ---Respondents Coram: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.KUMAR HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Akshay Bhan, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Ashish Kapoor, Addl. A.G.Haryana M.M.KUMAR, J. The prayer made in the instant petition is for quashing notification dated 8.7.2004(Annexure P-3) issued under Section 4 read with Section 17 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for brevity 'the Act') and declaration dated 20.8.2004 (Annexure P-4) issued under Section 6 read with Section 17 of the Act. Despite the fact that we had dismissed the Civil Writ Petition No. 12084 of 2006 on 17.4.2008 on the ground that award has been announced on 9.5.2006, learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the notifications are not sustainable and liable to be set aside. Looking at the controversy involved the objective for which the C.W.P.No.9196 of 2006 -2- land is sought to be acquired namely expansion of land for Industrial Growth Centre, Bewal, we do not feel impressed with the prayer made by the petitioner. The writ petition has been filed after the announcement of the award and it is well settled that no writ after the announcement of the award and taking possession of the land is maintainable as has been held by Hon'ble the Supreme Court in the cases of Star Wire (India) Ltd. v. State of Haryana (1996) 11 SCC 698, Municipal Council Ahmednagar v. Shah Hyder Beig (2000) 2 SCC 48, C. Padma v. Dy. Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu (1997) 2 SCC 627 and Swaika Properties Pvt. Limited v. State of Rajasthan JT 2008 (2) S.C.280. In view of the settled proposition of law and the dismissal of the earlier writ petition by this Court, the instant writ petition fails and the same is dismissed. (M.M.KUMAR) JUDGE (SABINA) JUDGE May 12, 2008 paramjit