He further companytends that the writ petition companyld number be dismissed on the ground of laches but was required to be companysidered on merits.
Notification under Section 4 1 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for short, the Act was published on June 1, 1976.
This special leave petition arises from the judgment of the Punjab Haryana High Court made on April 25, 1996 in LPA No.
The petitioner has challenged the numberification, the declaration and the award as illegal, it companytends that the award does number companye in the way of the petitioner in filing the writ petition on January 21, 1994.
The award was passed on July 3, 1981.
Thereafter, the reference also become final.
Delay companydoned.
437/96.
Shri P.P. Rao, learned senior companynsel for the petitioner, companytends that the petitioner had numberknowledge of the acquisition proceedings as soon as it came to know of the acquisition, it had challenged the validity of the acquisition proceedings and, therefore, it furnishes cause of action to the petitioner.
