IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH CWP No. 4937 of 2008 Date of Decision: July 08,,2008 Dholposh Shastri ...........Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ..........Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr.Justice M.M.Kumar Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sabina Present: Mr.T.C.Dhanwal,Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Ashish Kapoor, Addl.A.G.Haryana Mr.Kamal Sehgal, Advocate for respondent No.3 * * * M.M. Kumar, J. The acquisition proceedings under challenge in this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution were initiated on issuance of notification dated 14.12.2006 issued under Section 4 and declaration made on 18.1.2008 under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short `the Act'). Learned Additional Advocate General has placed on record a copy of the order dated 14.5.2008 stating that the declaration dated 18.1.2008 issued under Section 6 of the Act has lapsed because it was issued after a period of more than one year from the date of publication of notification under Section 4 of the Act. Therefore, the writ petition to that extent deserves to succeed. Learned Additional Advocate General further states that a fresh notification under Section 4 of the Act has been issued which can be challenged in accordance with law on all available grounds. CWP No. 4937 of 2008 -2- Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that in addition to challenge to acquisition, the petitioner has also claimed other reliefs. This petition has been rendered infructuous because the State has accepted the claim that the notification under Section 6 has lapsed having been issued after a period of one year. Wherever any other relief has been claimed by the petitioner, it shall not cause any prejudice to him when he files a second petition. ( M.M.Kumar ) Judge ( Sabina ) Judge July 08, 2008 arya