IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.9172 of 2011 Date of decision: 23.05.2011 Kesar Singh Baidwan …..Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others ……Respondents CORAM: Hon’ble Mr.Justice Jasbir Singh Hon’ble Mr.Justice Rakesh Kumar Garg Present: Mr.H.B.S.Baidwan, Advocate for the petitioner Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) This writ petition has been filed with a prayer that a direction be issued to respondent No.3 not to pronounce an award regarding the land, which was acquired by issuing a notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (in short, the Act) on 19.1.2004, followed by a declaration under Section 6 of the Act on 11.11.2004. It is case of the petitioner that two years have elapsed and as per provisions of Section 11-A of the Act, now award cannot be passed. There is no averment in the writ petition that at any time, the authority has issued notice under Section 9 of the Act to the petitioner to pass an award. If that is so, this writ petition is not competent. If the period prescribed under the law to complete the acquisition has elapsed, no declaration is needed. Disposed of. (Jasbir Singh) Judge 23.05.2011 (Rakesh Kumar Garg) gk Judge