IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.310 of 2011 Date of decision: 01.02.2011 Tarsem Lal …..Petitioner versus State of Haryana and others ……Respondents CORAM: Hon’ble Mr.Justice Jasbir Singh Hon’ble Mr.Justice Rakesh Kumar Garg Present: Mr.M.L.Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) This order will dispose of two writ petitions bearing CWP Nos.310 of 2011 and 468 of 2011, involving similar question of law and facts. For facility of reference, facts are being mentioned from CWP No.310 of 2011. By filing this writ petition, a prayer has been made to quash a notification (P7), issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (in short, the Act) on 15.1.2008, proposing to acquire land situated in many villages including 76.13 acres land falling in village Khairpur and land measuring 272.89 acres falling in village Vaidwala, for a public purpose, namely, to develop the residential sectors 21 and 22 Part shown in the plan prepared under the Haryana Urban Development Authority Act, 1977. Further challenge has been made to a declaration, issued on 14.1.2009 (P10) under Section 6 of the Act. Civil Writ Petition No.310 of 2011 It is an admitted fact that during pendency of these writ petitions, award was passed on 13.1.2011. At the time of arguments, counsel for the petitioner has shown to us a copy of an order of the Chief Minister, Haryana passed on 12.1.2011, which reads thus:- “CM has ordered that the shops existing before Section- 4 notification including those in green belt of Barnala Road/ Sirsa may be released from acquisition because acquisition of the same will disturb livelihood of small businesses.” Counsel for the petitioner states that shop was constructed by the petitioner before issuance of notification under Section 4 of the Act and in terms of order passed by the Chief Minister on 12.1.2011, the construction is bound to be excluded from acquisition. In view of the development, which has taken place now, the petitioner wishes to withdraw this writ petition with liberty get the same revived in case, the authorities do not act upon the order, mentioned above. Ordered accordingly. (Jasbir Singh) Judge 01.02.2011 (Rakesh Kumar Garg) gk Judge 2