Chandigarh: Haryana has virtually received a rap on its knuckles for acquiring the agricultural land with standing crop when shamlat deh or common village land belonging to the panchayat was available for the setting up of a sewerage treatment plant in Panipat district. The High Court also scrutinised the action of the state Chief Minister in suggesting an alternative site for the setting up of the plant leading to de-notification of a chunk of land and notification of another piece. However, the High Court apparently found no fault with the action. The Bench of Justice MM Kumar and Justice Jitendra Chauhan further quashed the notifications for acquiring the land of Jagtar Singh and another petitioner. The Bench asserted: