The acquisition was proposed to be made for a public purpose namely for setting up of new town, Anandgarh.
It was alleged that a large number of influential persons including senior bureaucrats had bought land in the area with a view to earn profit since the Government had announced companypensation at an exorbitant rate.
By this companymon judgment and order we proceed to dispose of all the appeals before us as also the Special Leave Petition.
It was stated that to set up a new town, the site had first to be selected by the Board companystituted under the Act of 1995.
A New Town Planning and Development Authority will companysist of the following members, namely a Chairman, a Chief Administrator who shall be appointed amongst the officers of the Government of Punjab having such qualifications and experience as may be prescribed and other members number exceeding ten to be appointed by the State Government.
Though the New Town Planning and Development Authority for Anandgarh was companystituted by the Government on May 20, 1999 under Section 31 of the Act of 1995, in the absence of a decision of the Board under Sections 56 and 57 of the Act of 1995, the aforesaid Special Town Planning Authority for Anandgarh companyld number take up the planning and development of the new township.
The provisions of this shall mutatis mutandis apply to a New Town Planning and Development authority as they apply in relation to the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority, with the modification that references to the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority shall be companystrued as references to a New Town Planning and Development Authority.
Special Leave Petition No.7946 of 2000 has been preferred against the order of the High Court dated September 10, 2001 in Civil Writ Petition No.7050 of 2001 adjourning the writ petition sine die awaiting the judgment of this Court in the aforesaid Civil Appeals.
5727 5731 OF 2001 New Town Planning and Development Authority for Anandgarh through Chief Administrator .Appellant Versus The Securities and Exchange Board of India and others .Respondents AND SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION C NO.7946 OF 2002 State of Punjab and others .Petitioners Versus Jasmer Singh and others .Respondents P.SINGH, J. In this batch of Civil Appeals by Special Leave the companymon judgment and order of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh dated March 28, 2001 in Civil Writ Petition Nos.
Several writ petitions were filed before the High Court challenging the aforesaid Notifications alleging that the Notifications had been issued in derogation of the provisions of the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995 hereinafter referred to as the Act of 1995 .
The Board was thereafter required to designate a planning agency.
This was number done.
Objections were invited against the proposed acquisition.
5721 5725 OF 2001 State of Punjab and others .Appellants Versus Sanjeet Singh Grewal and others .Respondents WITH CIVIL APPEAL NOS.
Civil Appeal Nos.5721 5725 of 2001 have been preferred by the State of Punjab while Civil Appeal Nos.5727 5731 of 2001 have been preferred by the New Town Planning and Development Authority for Anandgarh.
7291, 8708, 9047, 9143 and 16738 of 2000 has been impugned.
J U D G M E N T CIVIL APPEAL NOS.
The facts of the case are number in dispute.
The provisions of Sections 56, 57, 58 and 59 of the Act of 1995 were companypletely ignored.
The State of Punjab issued Notifications Exhibits P 1 to P 29 dated March 13, 2000 under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 hereinafter referred to as the Act for acquisition of about 9354 acres of land in 29 villages of the district of Ropar.
