IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.21858 of 2010 Date of decision: 8.12.2010 M/s Pioneer Urban Land and Infrastructure Ltd. …..Petitioner versus State of Haryana and others ……Respondents CORAM: Hon’ble Mr.Justice Jasbir Singh Hon’ble Mr.Justice Augustine George Masih Present: Mr.Sanjay Vij, Advocate for the petitioner Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) By filing this writ petition, the petitioner has laid challenge to a notification dated 2.6.2009 (P1), issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (in short, the Act), proposing to acquire a vast track of land measuring 850.10 acres, including 5 kanals 11 marlas land of the petitioner. Further challenge has been made to a notification issued under Section 6 of the Act on 31.5.2010 (P3). It is contention of counsel for the petitioner that land situated next to the land of the petitioner was not proposed for acquisition, when notifications under challenge were issued. If this contention is accepted then it will not be possible for any authority to acquire any land. A line has to be drawn at some place taking note of requirement of land needed for acquisition, to be used for the purpose, for which it was proposed to be acquired. Furthermore, by making reference to averments made in paragraph No.11 of the writ petition, it is contention of counsel for the Civil Writ Petition No.21858 of 2010 petitioner that land falling in khasra Nos.12 min (3-9), 13/3 min (1-11), 16/1 min (3-9), 16/2 min (2-9), 17 min (6-13), 18 min (5-0), 23 min (5-1) has been released after issuance of notification under Section 4 of the Act. At the time of arguments, it transpired that regarding some of those khasra Nos. change of land use certificate had already been granted and regarding others, there is no averment in the writ petition that there was no construction over those khasra nos. or whether any change of land use certificate was issued or applied before issuance of notification under Section 4 of the Act as per Policy of the State of Haryana. No case of discrimination is made out. Dismissed. (Jasbir Singh) Judge 08.12.2010 (Augustine George Masih) gk Judge 2