IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Bhagwan Singh and others .....Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others .....Respondents

1. The date when the judgment is reserved 28.01.2026 2. The date when the judgment is pronounced 11.02.2026 3. The date when the judgment is uploaded 13.02.2026

4. Whether only operative part of the Full judgment is pronounced or whether the full judgment is pronounced

5. The delay, if any of the pronouncement of Not applicable full judgment, and reasons thereof CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK SIBAL HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE LAPITA BANERJI Present : Mr. Rohan Moudgil, Advocate and Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Saurabh Mago, DAG, Haryana.

Ms. Kushaldeep Kaur, Advocate Ms. Ashna Singh, Advocate and Ms. Sharui Dadhwal, Advocate for respondent No.2-HSVP.

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DEEPAK SIBAL, J.

(1) Through the instant petition, the petitioners, relying on Section 101A of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (for short – 2013 Act), seek release of their acquired land in village Islampur, Tehsil and Distt.

Gurugram, Haryana primarily on the ground that such land cannot be util