JUDGMENT :

RITU BAHRI, J.

1. The petitioners are seeking to quash the impugned acquisition/notifications dated 18.08.2009 (Annexure P-11) dated 25.05.2010 (Annexure P-12) issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short Act, 1894) respectively and the Award No. 1 dated 03.12.2013 (Annexure P-13) passed by the Land Acquisition Collector on the ground that the award had not been passed within two years from the date of declaration and by operation of Section 11-A of the above said Act, the entire proceedings of the acquisition have since lapsed.

2. The petitioners have further sought relief of releasing the residential houses and shops from acquisition and to extend the benefit of the relocation of plots as per policy dated 08.02.2014 (Annexure P-15) or in the alternate, to pay compensation under the new Act namely Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (for short ‘Act 2013’).

3. The petitioners have given details of their residential houses and shops which are situated in villages Jandla and Bhanupali, Tehsil Nangal, District Rup Nagar in Para No. 2 of the writ petition.

4. After issuing notific