IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-14370-2024 (O&M)

Decided on:-29.08.2025 Veena Rani ..Petitioner…

vs.

State of Haryana and others ...Respondents.

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. S.P. Arora, Advocate, Mr. Himanshu Arora, Advocate and Mr. Vijay Sheoran, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Ms. Komal Sharma, DAG, Haryana.

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HARKESH MANUJA J. (Oral)

1. By way of present petition, prayer has been made for setting aside of the order dated 14.09.2023 (Annexure P-6) passed by the Land Acquisition Collector, Urban Estate Department, Hisar (Annexure P-6), whereby, the reference petition preferred at the instance of landowners having invoked Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, “1894 Act”) stands rejected being barred by limitation.

2. In the present case, certain land owned by the petitioner situated within the revenue estate of Hisar was acquired vide notifications dated 19.05.2003 and 14.05.2004, issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the 1894 Act, followed by an award dated 12.05.2006. The reference petition filed under Section 18 of the 1894 Act, seeking re-determination of market value was submitted at the instance of the petitioner to