IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.3718 of 1990 Date of Decision:- 13.12.2010 Smt.Manjula Singh ....Petitioner(s) vs. The State of Haryana and others ....Respondent(s) *** CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH *** Present:- Mr.Roopak Bansal, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.Kamal Sehgal,Addl.A.G., Haryana, for the respondents. *** Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) This writ petition has been filed with a prayer to quash notification issued on 16.12.1988 under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short 'the Act') to acquire a vast track of land i.e. 422.72 acres of land, including 1 kanal 14 marlas of land owned by the petitioners. Further challenge is to a declaration issued on 13.12.1989 under Section 6 of the Act. It is averred by the petitioners that in the land owned by them, they have constructed a godown being used for storing L.P.G. cylinders. Counsel contends that as per policy dated 26.10.2007 of the State Government, land with construction thereon cannot be acquired. Counsel further states that about 10 acres of land was left out of acquisition and by not granting the same relief to petitioners, they have been discriminated and as such, action of the Authorities in acquiring their land cannot be sustained. C.W.P.No.3718 of 1990 -2- We have gone through the reply wherein it is stated that the land was acquired for a public purpose, namely, for its development and utilization for residential and commercial area in Sector 23, Sonepat. In reply, it is stated that LPG godown cannot be allowed to exist in that area. It is also stated that the construction raised by the land owners was noted, when the land was released from acquisition (about 10 acres). There was a full fledged residential colony in existence. Counsel for the petitioners has failed to show any similarity with those cases in which land was released. We are convinced that it was not possible to release godown to store LPG cylinders in a residential/commercial area. No case is made out for interference by this Court. Dismissed. ( JASBIR SINGH ) JUDGE December 13, 2010 ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) poonam JUDGE