CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 4837 OF 2007 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. DATE OF DECISION: July 11 , 2011. Parties Name M/S Unitech Limited and others ...PETITIONERS VERSUS State of Haryana and others ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jasbir Singh Hon'ble Mr. Justice Augustine George Masih PRESENT: Mr. Vikas Bahl, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Kamal Sehgal, Addl. A.G., Haryana; Jasbir Singh, J. (oral) JUDGMENT Petitioners have prayed for quashing of an order dated January 9, 2007 (P-19), passed by the High Powered Committee, declining a request to release their land measuring 3.926 Acres, which is under acquisition. Further challenge has been laid to a communication dated February 1, 2007 (P-20) intimating the petitioners that the land measuring 1.806 Acres cannot be released from acquisition. The High Powered Committee declined CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 4837 OF 2007 -2- request of the petitioners for release of their land on a ground that it falls in the Sector roads. Counsel for the petitioners states that during pendency of the dispute before the High Powered Committee, the road stood constructed on that land to the extent of 2.12 Acres and rest of the land to the extent of 1.806 Acres is surplus and is not needed for any public purpose. The land is under unauthorised encroachment. Counsel further states that in case the petitioners' request for release of this piece of land is considered, they shall not claim any compensation for the land measuring 2.12 Acres used for construction of a road and further that in case rest of the land is released, they shall maintain the same as a green belt and will not put the same to any other use. It is also stated by the petitioners' counsel that in case the land is needed for widening of the road in future, they shall provide the same free of costs out of the said land. Under the circumstances, the petitioners pray that this writ petition be disposed of giving liberty to the petitioners to approach the authorities concerned with above mentioned prayer. We order accordingly. ( Jasbir Singh ) Judge (Augustine George Masih) Judge July 11, 2011 DKC