IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH CWP No.8346 of 2008 Date of Decision: May 19,2008 Manjit Singh and another ...........Petitioners Versus State of Haryana etc. ..........Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr.Justice M.M.Kumar Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sabina Present: Mr.R.A.Yadav,Advocate for the petitioners. * * * M.M. Kumar, J. Notice of motion. Mr.Ashish Kapoor, Additional Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice. 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 under Section 4 and declaration made on 18.1.2008 under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894(for short `the Act'). Learned 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 Advocate General further states that a fresh CWP No. 8346 of 2008 -2- notification under Section 4 of the Act has been issued which can be challenged in accordance with law on all available grounds. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that in addition to challenge to acquisition, the petitioners have also claimed other reliefs. If any other relief has been claimed by the petitioners, it shall not cause any prejudice to them when a second petition is to be filed by them to challenge fresh notification. Thus, the writ petition is rendered infructuous and is disposed of as such. ( M.M.Kumar ) Judge ( Sabina ) Judge May 19, 2008 arya