C.W.P No.8758 of 2007 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh. C.W.P No.8758 of 2007 Date of Decision: 20.10.2008 Sohan Singh ....Petitioner. Versus Union of India and others ....Respondents. Coram:- Hon'ble Mr.Justice J.S. Khehar Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present: Mr. PPS Duggal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anil Rathee, Central Govt. Standing Counsel for the respondents. ... J.S. Khehar, J. (Oral). In the instant writ petition, the grievance of the petitioner was, that the land owned by the petitioner had been occupied by the Border Security Force forcibly and without any authority of law, and that, the same be restored to the petitioner. The alternative prayer made by the petitioner was to require the respondents to pay the petitioner compensation for the land occupied by the Border Security Force. On the issuance of notice of motion, a joint written statement has been filed on behalf of the respondents. The respondents have appended with the aforestated written statement a notification dated C.W.P No.8758 of 2007 2 5.9.2006 as Annexure R-1. A perusal of the same reveals, that the land of the petitioner had been acquired under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1984, well before the filing of the instant writ petition. Since the land of the petitioner has been shown to have been formally acquired in accordance with law, it will be open to the petitioner to raise a claim for compensation on the basis of his title, if any, in accordance with law. The instant writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with the aforesaid observations. ( J.S. Khehar ) Judge ( Nirmaljit Kaur ) Judge. 20.10.2008 sk.