IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

215-U Date of Decision:23.03.2026 BALWANT SINGH (NOW DECEASED) THROUGH LRS......Petitioners Vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Sunny K. Singla, Advocate for the petitioner(s).

Mr. Gunjan Mehta, Addl. A.G., Punjab.

Mr. Shubham Kaushik, Advocate for respondent No.4.

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HARKESH MANUJA, J. (Oral)

The petitioners, by way of present petition, seek quashing of an order dated 19.02.2025 (Annexure P-5) passed by respondent No. 2-Land Acquisition Collector, Mohali (for short “LAC”), whereby their application under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short “the Act”) stands rejected being barred by limitation.

[2] Briefly stating, some land owned by the petitioner(s)-landowner(s) forming part of the revenue estate of Village Raqba, Tehsil and District Ludhiana, came to be acquired vide notifications dated 13.06.2001 & 10.06.2002 issued under Sections 4 & 6 of the Act respectively for the public purpose of setting up a New Grain Market at Mullapur Dakha, District Ludhiana. An Award under Section 11 of the Act was announced by the LAC on 13.11.2003 and the compensat