IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 15906 of 2007 DATE OF DECISION: November 14, 2008 Jagdish Chander Dhawan …Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JORA SINGH Present: Mr. Chander Shekhar Sharma, Advocate, for Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Ashish Kapoor, Addl. AG, Haryana, for the respondents. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? M.M. KUMAR, J. 1. This petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution prays for issuance of direction to the respondents to consider representation dated 26.7.2006 (P-9) filed by the petitioner for releasing his land which was acquired by the State Government by issuing notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for brevity, ‘the Act’), dated 23.2.1989 and declaration under Section 22.2.1990 under Section 6 of the Act, for a public purpose, C.W.P. No. 15906 of 2007 namely, for development and utilization of land as residential and commercial areas of Sector 17, Panipat, under the Haryana Urban Development Authority Act, 1977 (P-1 & P-2). 2. At the hearing, learned State counsel has produced photocopy of the order dated 17.10.2008, passed by Shri S.S. Dhillon, Director Urban Estates, Haryana as well communication dated 12.11.2008 sent to the petitioner intimating that his representation dated 26.7.2006, has been rejected after consideration. Photocopies of the aforementioned order and communication are taken on record as Mark ‘A’ & ‘B’. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. The petitioner is at liberty to challenge the aforementioned order by availing appropriate remedy, if so advised. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (JORA SINGH) November 14, 2008 JUDGE Pkapoor 2