Umesh Kumar Madhok vs State Of Haryana

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2025 Supreme(P&H) 999

PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
SURESHWAR THAKUR, VIKAS SURI
Umesh Kumar Madhok – Appellant
Versus
State Of Haryana – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Sanjeev Sharma, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sandeep Singh, Advocate
For the Respondent:Mr. Ankur Mittal, Addl. A.G., Haryana, Ms. Svaneel Jaswal, Addl. A.G. Haryana, Mr. Pardeep Prakash Chahar, Sr. DAG, Haryana. Mr. Saurabh Mago, DAG, Haryana, Mr. Gaurav Bansal, DAG, Haryana and Mr. Karan Jindal, AAG, Haryana Mr. P.S.Chauhan, Advocate, Mr. Ankur Mittal, Advocate, Mr. Sandeep Chabbra, Advocate, Ms. Gurcharan Kaur, Advocate, Ms. Kushaldeep Kaur, Advocate and Ms. Saanvi Singla, Advocate

JUDGMENT :

Sureshwar Thakur, J.

Through the instant petition, the petitioner seeks the quashing of notification dated 13.7.2004 (Annexure P-1), and, also seeks the quashing of notification dated 11.7.2005 (Annexure P-2). The said notifications were respectively issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short the Act of 1894').

Brief facts of the case

2. It is averred in the instant petition, that the petitioner's grandfather, who was a displaced person from West Pakistan, had purchased 4 kanals 8 marlas of land bearing khasra No. 51/23/2/1, 24/1 in village Ajrounda, Tehsil and District Faridabad, and, established a factory thereons, under the name of Madhok Timber Industries. The petitioner started construction of the factory building and completed the same in the year 1961. The petitioner was granted certificate for final/PMT registration, on 16.11.1963, and, the said factory was registered as Small Scale Industrial Unit No. 05/12/10515/PMT/SSI. It is further averred, that on 7.6.1962, a notification under Section 4 of the Act of 1894 became issued, however, no further proceedings were undertaken by the Government. Subsequently, the Estate Officer, Faridabad