CWP No.2692 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.2692 of 2009 Date of decision: 19.2.2009 Rajinder Kumar Mittal and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others. ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr. R.K.Battas, Advocate with Mr.Munish Jolly, Advocate for the petitioners. -.- ADARSH KUMAR GOEL,J. (Oral) 1. This petition seeks quashing of acquisition proceedings on the ground that the declaration of notification under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short `the Act') is beyond the period stipulated under proviso to Section 6 (1) and making of the award is beyond the period stipulated under Section 11A of the Act. 2. Case of the petitioners is that date of publication of notification under Section 4 is 6.1.2006 and declaration under Section 6 is dated 5.1.2007. Though declaration under Section 6 is within the stipulated period of one year, date of publication of the said declaration is 18.1.2007 and on that ground the acquisition was vitiated. 3. We do not find any merit in the contention. The limitation is prescribed for declaration and not for publication. 4. Other contention raised is that the award is dated 9.1.2009 CWP No.2692 of 2009 2 which is beyond period of two years from 5.1.2007 which is date of declaration under Section 6 though the same is within two years from publication thereof. We do not find any merit in this contention also. Stipulated period under Section 11A of the Act is to be counted from the date of last publication of notification under Section 6 which according to the petitioners is 18.1.2007. 5. Thus, there is no merit in the petition. Dismissed. (ADARSH KUMAR GOEL) JUDGE 19.2.2009 (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) mk JUDGE