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Balwant Kaur and Ors. v. State of Haryana & Ors.

Punjab & Haryana HC12 Aug 2014CWP/11307/2014

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Petitioners sought quashing of land acquisition notifications and award alleging discrimination in release of post-acquisition properties. Court directed respondents to verify petitioners' claims and pass an appropriate speaking order within three months without deciding merits of the acquisition dispute.

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Direction to respondents to verify claim regarding release of constructed property and pass speaking order within three months.

Balwant Kaur and Ors. Vs State of Haryana & Ors. — Land Acquisition | Punjab & Haryana HC (2014)

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Satyawan IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT 2014.08.14 10:41"I attested to the accuracy and integrity of this document" CHANDIGARH High Court Chandigarh

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CWP No. 11307 of 2014 Date of Decision : 12.08.2014

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Balwant Kaur Brar & others

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.......... PETITIONERS

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Versus

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State of Haryana & others

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...... RESPONDENTS

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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARINDER SINGH SIDHU

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Present : Mr. R.D. Gupta, Advocate for the petitioners.

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Ms. Palika Monga, DAG, Haryana.

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Mr. Ajay Kansal, Advocate for HUDA-respondent No.3.

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Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

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To be referred to the Reporters or not?

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Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?

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ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, ACJ. (Oral)

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The petitioners seek quashing of the notifications dated 15.1.2008 (Annexure P-6) and dated 14.1.2009 (Annexure P-8) issued under Sections 4 & 6, respectively, of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) as also the Award dated 12.1.2011 (Annexure P-9) passed in relation to the acquisition of his land.

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The short claim while seeking a direction for the release of their acquired property is that the petitioners have raised construction of shops/commercial area besides boundary wall on the subject land, as shown in the site plan (Annexure P-21). The petitioners' further case is that the respondents have already released such like structures as well as some vacant plots purportedly on the basis of their policy decision though on pick and choose basis. The released properties have also been depicted in the site plan. The petitioners also relies upon a Division Bench

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Satyawan 2014.08.14 10:41"I attested to the accuracy and 2 integrity of this document" High Court Chandigarh

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CWP No. 11307 of 2014

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decision of this Court dated 21.9.2012 passed in CWP No.22010 of 2011 (Lakhan Lal and others versus State of Haryana and others) whereby the subject acquisition has already been quashed qua the writ-petitioners primarily on the ground of discrimination in the matter of release of postacquisition properties.

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Having heard learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the fact that this Court has already expressed its opinion in relation to the same acquisition vide order dated 21.9.2012 and the petitioners are also claiming such like construction on their land, we deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition, however without expressing any views on merits of the petitioners' claim, with a direction to the respondents to verify the claim of the petitioners regarding release of their constructed portion of the property/ land from acquisition process in the light of the Division Bench decision of this Court in Lakhan Lal and others' case, cited above, and pass an appropriate speaking order within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order.

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Ordered accordingly.

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(ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE

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(HARINDER SINGH SIDHU JUDGE

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12.08.2014 'SP'

Balwant Kaur and Ors. v. State of Haryana & Ors.

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