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This writ petition has been filed with the following prayer:

"issue of a writ in the nature of CERTIORARI quashing the Notifications No. 2/6/18-1-1B11-2007 dated May 2, 2007, Annexure P/12 and 2/6/18-1-1B11-2007 dated April 30, 2008, Annexure P/21 , issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 respectively as also all the consequential proceedings initiated pursuant to the above said notifications and for issuance of a writ in the nature of MANDAMUS directing the respondents to release / denotify the land measuring 39.34 situated in Village Garhi Kesri, Tehsil Ganaur, District Sonepat, sought to be acquired vide the above said notifications"

"Present: Shri Karan Bhardwaj, Advocate, for the petitioner(s) Notice of motion for 23.4.2009.

Shri Ravi Dutt Sharma, learned Deputy Advocate General, Haryana, accepts notice on behalf of respondents No. 1 to 6 and 11.

Let respondents No. 7 to 10 be served through dasti notices from the adjourned date.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Commissioner and the Superintendent of Police of Sonepat are directed to ensure that no farmer, to whom the entire sale consideration has not been paid so far, be disposed pursuant to the sale deeds executed in favour of the respondent - builders. It is further directed that no amount of compensation shall be disbursed by the Land Acquisition Collector to respondents No. 7 to 10.

"b) That the petitioners submitted an application in April , 2006 for grant of licence for setting up a residential/ group housing colony for about 65 acres of land situated in the revenue estate of Village Garhi Keshri, Distt. Sonepat under Section 3 of the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975 (hereinafter referred to as Act of 1975). After obtaining report of the field offices and compounding the offence committed by the petitioners under Section 7(i) of the Act of 1975, it was decided in principle to grant licence for an area of 52.725 acres and as per requirement of Rule 10 of the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Rules, 1976 framed under the Act of 1975, a letter of intent was issued to the owners of the land including the petitioners vide this office memo No. DS-1-2006/26736 dated 23-10-2006 (Annexure P-6) directing them to fulfill certain terms and conditions before the licence could be granted to them. Inter alia, they were also required to fulfill the following main terms and conditions within a period of 30 days from the date of issue of this notice failing which the grant of licence would have been refused.

e) That the petitioners again submitted an application on the prescribed form (LC-1) along with scrutiny fee of Rs. 21,56,000/- vide letter dated 20-3-07(Annexure P-11). As per procedure followed in the Department, a fresh report was sought from the Distt. Town Planner Sonepat vide this office letter dated 21-05-07. It was reported by the Distt. Town Planner Sonepat vide letter dated 11-6-07 that notification under section 4 for acquisition of the land for the development of Industrial and Residential Complex Phase III of Barhi in the revenue estate of village Latheri, Barhi and Garhi Keshri of Tehsil Ganaur, District Sonepat in which land of the petitioners falls, has been issued by the State Government in the Industries and Commerce Deptt. Vide notification dated 20-05-07 (Annexure P-12) . Out of the total area i.e. 52.725 acres for which the licence was sought, land measuring 39,344 Acres is now under acquisition proceedings. Notification under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, has also been issued by the State Govt. on 30-04-2008 (Annexure P-21) and award of the land has been announced on 28.01.2010.