IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.6798 of 2010 Date of decision: 15.9.2010 Bharat Lal and others …..Petitioners versus The State of Haryana and others ……Respondents CORAM: Hon’ble Mr.Justice Jasbir Singh Hon’ble Mr.Justice Augustine George Masih Present: None for the petitioners Ms.Palika Monga, DAG Haryana for respondent Nos.1 and 2 Mr.Hemant Saini, Advocate for respondent No.3 Mr.Vishal Garg, Advocate for respondent No.4 Mr.Y.K.Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.5 Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) By filing this writ petition, challenge has been laid to the notifications issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (in short, the Act) on 14.8.2008 and 30.8.2008 respectively. After notice, reply has been filed, wherein it has been stated as under:- “That as a matter of fact out of total land claimed in the present writ petition, the land comprising khasra no.74//18/2, 72//6/1, 73//10/2 are not the subject matter of acquisition as the same has neither been notification under section 4 of the Act nor in declaration under section 6 of the Act and the remaining land comprising khasra No.30//8, 64//4, 74//4/2, Civil Writ Petition No.6798 of 2010 15/1, 4/3, 5/2, 6/2/2, 14/1/1, 17/2/2, 7, 14/2, 30//5 have been de-notified bearing No.LAC(F) /NTLA/2010/334 dated 26.8.2010 because of the fact that the Government has decided to release the constructed area and also because of realignment of the said area being thickly populated area. Hence, the present writ being infructuous one, is liable to be dismissed.” We are of the opinion that in view of stand taken by respondent Nos.1 and 2 in the reply filed, this writ petition has become infructuous. Disposed of accordingly. (Jasbir Singh) Judge 15.09.2010 (Augustine George Masih) gk Judge 2