IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 22114 of 2011 Date of Decision: 15.12.2011 Jatinder Singh ........Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV NARAIN RAINA Present: Mr. M.S. Uppal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. J.S. Puri, Addl. A.G. Punjab for the respondents 1. To be referred to the Reporter or not ? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? M.M. Kumar, J. 1. The instant petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution seeks quashing of the notification dated 06.02.2009 (P- 1) issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short 'the Act') by urging that declaration under Section 6 of the Act could have been made within a period of one year. 2. In the short reply filed by Sh. S.K. Sandhu, IAS, Principal Secretary to Govt. of Punjab, Department of Public Works (B&R) Chandigarh - respondent No. 1, it has been conceded that further action could not be taken due to resentment shown by the concerned land owners. Accordingly, the time limit for issuance of declaration under Section 6 of the Act has elapsed. 3. In view of the above, notification dated 06.02.2009 would not operate and has lapsed. The relief has already been given to the C.W.P. No. 22114 of 2011 2 petitioner by respondent No. 1 by not issuing any further declaration under Section Section 6 of the Act. It is also clarified that the entry in the revenue record with regard to the notification under Section 4 has also been deleted. 4. In view of the above, the writ petition has been rendered infructuous and the same is disposed of as such. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (RAJIV NARAIN RAINA) 15.12.2011 JUDGE reena