RAJINDER KUMAR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Rajinder Kumar and five others have filed this writ petition challenging the acquisition of their properties.

(2.) The salient facts are that the Commissioner of Municipal Corporation, Jullundur, in pursuance of the provisions of section 171 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976, requested the State Government to acquire the lands in question, under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, on payment by the said Municipal Corporation of the compensation awarded under the Act and any other charges incurred in acquiring the same. Accordingly, the Government published notification dated 25th November, 1981, (Annexure P.1) under section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act to the following effect :-

(3.) The State of Punjab (respondent No. 1) and the Municipal Corporation, Jullundur (respondent No.3) have contested the challenge to the acquisition proceedings.