Ronki Ram and Ors. v. State of Haryana
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – Sections 4, 6, 9(1), 48(1) and 48(2)
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh; RFA-1953-2002 and connected RFAs (RFA-1954-2002, RFA-1955-2002, RFA-1956-2002, RFA-1957-2002, RFA-1423-2002); decided 10.11.2025 by Justice Harkesh Manuja (oral); Ronki Ram and Ors v. State of Haryana (counsel: R.S. Longia for appellants; Abhinash Jain, DAG, for Haryana); land in village Ratgal, Tehsil Thanesar, District Kurukshetra notified under S.4 Land Acquisition Act 1894 on 29.06.1973, lapsed 28.06.1976; no S.6 declaration or S.9(1) notice; damages/compensation claim under S.48(2) held not maintainable in absence of Government withdrawal decision under S.48(1); award dated 19.11.2001 of District Judge-cum-Reference Court, Kurukshetra left undisturbed; appeals dismissed.
What did the court decide?
There was no decision taken by the Government for withdrawal of the acquisition in terms of the notification dated 29.06.1973; the acquisition proceedings lapsed by efflux of time.