IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 16783 of 2005 DATE OF DECISION: May 12, 2008 Ravi Jain and others …Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR. HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. Shailendra Jain, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms. Palika Monga, AAG, Haryana. for the respondents. M.M. KUMAR, J. This petition is directed against notification dated 18.10.2002 (P-7), issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for brevity, ‘the Act’) and declaration made under Section 6 of the Act, dated 8.9.2003 (P-10). It is admitted position that the award in this case has been announced on 5.9.2005 and the instant petition has been filed on 6.10.2005. In the additional affidavit dated 17.4.2008, filed by the Land Acquisition Collector, in addition to the written statement filed by him, it has been pointed out that on the basis of the report sent by the Joint Site Inspection Committee, the land relating to petitioner C.W.P. No. 16783 of 2005 Nos. 22 and 23, falling in Rect./Killa No. 20//4/2 has already been released by the Government. It is well settled that no writ petition would be maintainable after announcement of the award and taking of possession, as has been held by their Lordships’ of Hon’ble the Supreme Court in the cases of Star Wire (India) Ltd. v. State of Haryana, (1996) 11 SCC 698; Municipal Council Ahmednagar v. Shah Hyder Beig, (2000) 2 SCC 48; C. Padma v. Dy. Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu, (1997) 2 SCC 627; and M/s Swaika Properties Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Rajasthan, JT 2008 (2) SC 280. In view of above, the writ petition fails and the same is dismissed. However, petitioner Nos. 22 and 23 shall be entitled to reap the benefit of the land, which has been released by the respondents. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (SABINA) May 12, 2008 JUDGE Pkapoor 2