IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 02.04.2026 ISWAR AND OTHERS …. Petitioners VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS …. Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ALKA SARIN HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHANDER DIMRI Present : Mr. Gaurav Mohunta, Senior Advocate with Mr. Gaurav Gogna, Advocate and Mr. Pratyush Sood, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Saurabh Mago, DAG Haryana for respondents No.1, 2, 3 and 5.

Mr. Ankur Mittal, Senior Advocate with Ms. Kushaldeep Kaur, Advocate for respondent No.4.

ALKA SARIN, J. (ORAL)

1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the notification dated 27.11.2003 (Annexure P-2) issued under Section 4 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Act of 1894’), declaration dated 24.11.2004 (Annexure P-3) issued under Section 6 of Act of 1894 and the award dated 22.11.2006 (Annexure P-4) qua the land of the petitioners measuring 2 Kanal 14 Marla which is falling under the green belt and also for declaring the acquisition qua the remaining land to be arbitrary, discriminatory, colourable exercise of power and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300A of the Con