IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 1. Civil Writ Petition No.11021 of 2011 Date of decision: 07.07.2011 Nafe Singh and others …..Petitioners versus State of Haryana and others ……Respondents 2. Civil Writ Petition No.11022 of 2011 Roop Chand and others …..Petitioners versus State of Haryana and others ……Respondents 3. Civil Writ Petition No.11023 of 2011 Puna Ram and others …..Petitioners versus State of Haryana and others ……Respondents 4. Civil Writ Petition No.11024 of 2011 Mange Ram and others …..Petitioners versus State of Haryana and others ……Respondents 5. Civil Writ Petition No.11025 of 2011 Bir Singh and others …..Petitioners versus Civil Writ Petition No.11021 of 2011 State of Haryana and others ……Respondents 6. Civil Writ Petition No.11026 of 2011 Anand Singh and others …..Petitioners versus State of Haryana and others ……Respondents 7. Civil Writ Petition No.11027 of 2011 Ranbir and others …..Petitioners versus State of Haryana and others ……Respondents 8. Civil Writ Petition No.11028 of 2011 Dhara and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ……Respondents 9. Civil Writ Petition No.11029 of 2011 Raghubir and others …..Petitioners versus State of Haryana and others ……Respondents 10. Civil Writ Petition No.11030 of 2011 Suresh and others …..Petitioners versus State of Haryana and others ……Respondents 2 Civil Writ Petition No.11021 of 2011 11. Civil Writ Petition No.11311 of 2011 Ran Singh and others …..Petitioners versus State of Haryana and others ……Respondents 12. Civil Writ Petition No.11312 of 2011 Zile Singh and others …..Petitioners versus State of Haryana and others ……Respondents 13. Civil Writ Petition No.11313 of 2011 Mukesh and others …..Petitioners versus State of Haryana and others ……Respondents 14. Civil Writ Petition No.11314 of 2011 Raghbir and others …..Petitioners versus State of Haryana and others ……Respondents 15. Civil Writ Petition No.11315 of 2011 Jai Singh 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.J.K.Sibal, Senior Advocate with Mr.Sanjay Vij, Advocate for the petitioners Mr.Kamal Sehgal, Addl.A.G. Haryana 3 Civil Writ Petition No.11021 of 2011 Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) This order will dispose of 15 writ petitions bearing Nos.11021 to 11030 and 11311 to 11315 all of 2011, involving similar question of law and facts. For facility of reference, facts are being mentioned from CWP No.11021 of 2011. By filing this writ petition, a prayer has been made to quash an order dated 1.6.2010 (P7), passed by the High Powered Committee appointed under orders passed by this Court, in a bunch of matters (main order was passed in CWP No.10845 of 2004 on 16.7.2005). High Powered Committee was directed to hear the land owners and then take a decision as to whether their land is needed for acquisition or not. Further challenge has been made to the notifications issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (in short, the Act), ordering acquisition of land owned by the petitioners. At this stage, it is not necessary to look into the validity of those notifications. It is case of the petitioners that they appeared before the High Powered Committee in the year 2006. Thereafter, members of the High Powered Committee were also changed, no order was passed and ultimately, impugned order was passed on 1.6.2010. It is further case of the petitioners that virtually there is non-compliance with the principles of natural justice. The officers who have passed the order now, never heard the petitioners. Taking note of the same, on 4.7.2011, we directed Mr.Kamal Sehgal, Addl.A.G. Haryana to get instructions as to whether it is possible to hear the petitioners afresh in terms of the judgment passed on 16.7.2005. Today, in Court, Mr.Sehgal has put on record a copy of the letter dated 7.7.2011, issued by the Additional Director, Urban Estates 4 Civil Writ Petition No.11021 of 2011 Department, Haryana, Panchkula to the office of Advocate General, Haryana, wherein it is stated that the High Powered Committee will hear the petitioners afresh. Under the circumstances, there is no necessity to pass any order on merits. The order dated 1.6.2010 deemed to have been recalled. Petitioners are directed to appear before the High Powered Committee at Mini Secretariat, Sector 17, Chandigarh on 25.7.2011 at 11.30 AM. The High Powered Committee shall then pass an order without being influenced by anything said by this Court and in terms of an order passed by this Court in CWP No.10845 of 2004 on 16.7.2005. The writ petitions stand disposed of. A copy of this order be placed on the files of connected cases. (Jasbir Singh) Judge 07.07.2011 (Augustine George Masih) gk Judge 5