IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 15.10.2010 COCP No.2013 of 2010 (O&M) Kuldeep Singh ...Petitioner Versus S.S.Sandhu and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA Present: Mr. Harminder Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. HEMANT GUPTA, J. (Oral) The petitioner is the owner of a land, which is subject matter of acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. It is contended that the order passed by this Court on 16.12.2008 is being violated by the respondents, when the land acquired for construction of road to connect Ferozepur with southern by-pass Ludhiana, was de-notified under Section 48 of the Act and subsequently again notified for acquisition. A CWP bearing No.17495 of 2007was filed in public interest by the “citizens for public causes” praying a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents to take possession of the land acquired by them under notifications dated 12.05.2003 and 13.05.2003 for the aforesaid purpose. The said writ petition was disposed of with the observations that the authorities concerned would be well advised to expedite the process of construction of the road so that substantial expenditure already incurred on construction of the two stretches that have already been constructed does not go infructuous. The petitioner as a landowner has the interest in the said land. It appears that the petitioner under the guise of public interest litigation has COCP No.2013 of 2010 (O&M) invoked the jurisdiction of writ Court. It appears that the petitioner seeks to draw benefit of acquisition contemplating rehabilitation package since denotified. The petition lacks bona fide. Therefore, I do not find that any case for initiation of contempt proceedings is made out. Dismissed. 15.10.2010 (HEMANT GUPTA) Vimal JUDGE 2