IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Writ Petition No.14078 of 2011 Date of Decision:- 08.11.2011 Surinder Kumar and another ...Petitioners Versus The State of Punjab and others ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PARAMJEET SINGH Present: Ms. Naiya Gill, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Manohar Lall, Addl.A.G., Punjab, for respondents No.1 and 2. Mr. V.K. Sandhir, Advocate, for respondent No.3. .. Satish Kumar Mittal, J. (Oral) The petitioners, who are residents of village Rangeelpur, Tehsil and District Ropar, have filed the instant petition challenging the order dated 22.2.2011 passed by the Collector, Roopnagar dismissing the application filed by the petitioners restraining the respondent-Gram Panchayat from spending the amount of compensation received by it on account of acquisition of the panchayat land by National Highway Authority. It is the claim of the petitioners that the acquired land was not Shamilat Deh and did not vest in the Gram Panchayat, therefore, the Gram Panchayat was not entitled to receive the amount of compensation. Civil Writ Petition No.14078 of 2011 -2- During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the respondent-Gram Panchayat pointed out that the petitioners have already challenged the Award dated 23.12.2009 passed by the Land Acquisition Collector claiming that the Gram Panchayat was not entitled to receive the compensation. Learned counsel for the petitioners does not dispute the said fact. In view of the said fact, learned counsel for the petitioners states that since the petitioners have already challenged the Award passed in the case, therefore, the petitioners do not want to press this petition. Dismissed as not pressed. (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) JUDGE November 08, 2011 (PARAMJEET SINGH) ndj/vkg JUDGE