Chandigarh, May 14 -- The Punjab government on Wednesday told the high court that three land parcels, which were acquired for National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) projects but reclaimed by the owners earlier this month, have been restored to the highways' authority.

Two of the land parcels are in Malerkotla (175 metres) and Sangrur (70 metres), which were acquired for the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway, while the third is in Fazilka (1.77 km), acquired for the four-laning project of Abohar-Fazilka national highway section.

During the hearing before the bench of justice Sureshwar Thakur, where deputy commissioners (DCs) and senior superintendents of police (SSPs) of these districts were summoned, the Punjab government counsel tol...