IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.O.C.P. No. 925 of 2008 Date of Decision : February 04, 2009 Dharamvir ....Petitioner Versus Shri Sirikant Valgat and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.S. MANN Present : Mr. N.D. Achint, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sachin Kapoor, Advocate for Mr. Manish Bansal, Advocate for respondents No. 1 and 2. Mr. S.K. Hooda, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana for respondent No. 3. T.P.S. MANN, J. According to the petitioner, respondents have committed the contempt of this Court by demolishing and damaging the property of the petitioner, which was subject matter of C.W.P. No. 14925 of 2006 and in which an order was passed by a Division Bench of this Court on October 28, 2006, staying the dispossession of the petitioner from the property in question. Separate replies have been filed by respondents No. 1 and 3. In her reply, respondent No. 3 has stated that land bearing Khasra No. 146//2/2 min, 3 min, 8/1/3 min, 8/2 min, 9/1 min, 9/2 min, 12 min, 13/1 min, 19 min and 27 min were aquired for public purpose, namely, for development and utilization of land for laying of external sewer at Urban Estate, Rewari vide award No. 5 dated 18.8.2005 in pursuance of notification under Section 4 read with Section 17 of the Land Acquisition Act dated 21.8.2003 and declaration under Section 6 dated 22.8.2003. C.O.C.P. No. 925 of 2008 -2- The possession of the aforementioned land was handed over to the representative of Estate Officer, HUDA, Rewari on 11.3.2004 vide Rapat No. 541 after offering 80% of the compensation amount to the petitioner. The petitioner challenged the aforementioned notifications by filing C.W.P. No. 16090 of 2004, which was, however, dismissed by this Court on 28.8.2006. Apart from the aforementioned land, the land in dispute of the petitioner bearing Khasra No. 146//1, 2/2min, 3 min, 4/1, 4/2, 8/1/1, 8/1/2, 8/1/3 min, 8/2 min, 9/1 min, 9/2 min, 10 min, 11 min, 12 min, 13/1 min, 13/2/1, 13/2/1/2, 13/2/2, 19 min, 20 min, 26, 27 min, 402 min, 420 min, 428 min, 498 min and 554 min was notified under Section 4 on 6.1.2006 and declaration issued under Section 6 on 9.8.2006 for public purpose, namely for the development and utilization of land for residential, commercial, sectors 6-7 adjoining to the proposed 60 meters wide road at Rewari. This acquisition has been challenged by the petitioner by filing C.W.P. No. 14925 of 2006. The petitioner has been granted stay of dispossession by this Court on 28.10.2006. The award of the said land was announced on 7.12.2006 but the possession could not be handed over to the representative of the Estate Officer, HUDA, Rewari due to the order of stay granted by this Court. Respondent No. 3 has not done anything which leads to the dispossession of the land acquired on the basis of notification dated 6.1.2006 under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act. Similar reply has been filed by respondent No. 1. In view of the above stand taken by respondent No. 3, there is no force in the present petition, which is, accordingly, dismissed. Rule is discharged. ( T.P.S. MANN ) February 04, 2009 JUDGE satish