SWEETI AND OTHERS vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

CWP-12365-2026 (O&M) [1] 232 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-12365-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 07.05.2026 Sweeti and others ........ Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and ors. ......... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present:- Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Komal Sharma, DAG, Haryana. **** HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL) By way of present writ petition, the short prayer made on behalf of the petitioners/landowners is for release of annuity benefits to them in accordance with the award dated 11.09.2012 passed by the Land Acquisition Collector, Sonepat, for short ‘the LAC’. 2. Briefly stating, some land owned by the petitioners, situated within the revenue estate of Village Jat Joshi, Rathdhana and Ahmadpur, Tehsil and District Sonepat was acquired vide notifications dated 22.02.2010 and 17.02.2011 issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894(for short ‘the Act’), respectively, for the purpose of construction of Sports Stadium in Sector 4, Sonepat. Award under Section 11 of the Act was announced on 11.09.2012, thereby determining the market value of the land besides awarding annuity scheme benefits