ORDER

Augustine George Masih, J. - By filing the present writ petition, petitioners have challenged notification dated 19.07.2002 (Annexure P-3) issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as 1894 Act'), notification dated 17.07.2003 (Annexure P-4) issued under Section 6 of the 1894 Act and award No.4 dated 16.07.2005 (Annexure P-5) qua the land measuring 6 kanal and 8 marla, comprised in Rect. No.38//17/2, 18/1, 23/1/3 and 58//3/1/2 situated in village Patti Gaddar, N.H.I52, Bypass Road, Tehsil and District Kaithal, with a prayer for release of their land as per Section 24 (2) of the Right of Fair Compensation and Transparency in the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as 2013 Act'). Petitioners have also pressed into service a plea of discrimination which is alleged to have been meted out to them as 85 properties were released vide various letters, copies of which have been appended as Annexures P-7 and P-8.

2. Counsel for the petitioners asserts that the petitioners are owners of the land referred to above and are in continuous possession thereof till date. The land of the petitioners which has