CWP No. 9805 of 1990 -1- IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 9805 of 1990 Date of Decision :11.08.2011 Langar Dharam Arth (Regd.) Sangrur .......... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & others ...... Respondents **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Present : None for the petitioner. Mr. Manohar Lall, Addl. A.G., Punjab. **** JASBIR SINGH, J. (ORAL) By filing this writ petition the petitioner has laid challenge to a notification dated 26.5.1987 issued under Section 41 of the Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922 (hereinafter referred to as 'Act') ordering acquisition of vast track of land including land owned by the petitioner. Further challenge has been made to a notification dated 7.4.1984 under Section 36 of Act proposing to acquire besides the others, the land owned by the petitioner. When, initially, this writ petition came up for hearing, to claim relief, reliance was placed upon pendency of CWP No. 4932 of 1988 titled 'Ram Chander and others vs. State of Punjab and another', this writ petition was ordered to be put up with that case. Office note indicates that CWP No. 4932 of 1988 titled 'Ram CWP No. 9805 of 1990 -2- Chander and others vs. State of Punjab and another' and CWP No. 6695 of 1998 titled 'Melo Devi vs. State of Punjab and another' impugning abovesaid notifications, were allowed by this Court vide order dated 5.5.2008, after noting that the notification under Section 42 of the Act has been issued after the expiry of period of three years from the date of issuance of notification under Section 36 of the Act. In view of the above, this writ petition is allowed in the same terms as in CWP No. 4932 of 1988 titled 'Ram Chander and others vs. State of Punjab and another'. (JASBIR SINGH) JUDGE 11.08.2011 (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH) 'sp' JUDGE