CWP No. 3057 of 2009 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 3057 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 27.3.2009 Kashmir Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr. Sandeep Singh Ghangas, Advocate for the petitioner. -.- ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, J. (oral) 1. This petition seeks quashing of acquisition proceedings initiated vide notification dated 14.12.2006 under Section 4 followed by notification dated 4.6.2007 under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. 2. It is stated that award has already been announced on 27.2.2009. 3. Case of the petitioner is that he is running a Rori Mixture Plant over the land which has been acquired for the construction of cremation ground, rehabilitation of migrated persons and for setting up of refinery. 4. Only contention which has been pressed by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the award was made more than two years after initiating acquisition proceedings and thus there was no justification for dispensing with the requirement of hearing objections and the petitioner did not acquire any knowledge about the acquisition proceedings till January CWP No. 3057 of 2009 (O&M) 2 2009 and when notice for making of the award was received. 5. Delay may cast doubt about justification for invoking urgency clause. However, having regard to urgency or purpose for which acquisition has been made, we are not inclined to interfere with the acquisition. No meaningful objection to the acquisition has been put forward. 6. The petition is accordingly dismissed. (ADARSH KUMAR GOEL) JUDGE 27.3.2009 (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) mk JUDGE