Brief facts of this case, relevant for the purpose of the present appeals are, that land of the appellants was sought to be acquired by a numberification dated 23.05.2002 issued under Section 4 of the Act, followed by a declaration under Section 6 of the Act issued on 17.12.2002.
Such amount was thus deducted by the Review Award.
Then on 14.07.2004, a Review Award was passed by the Land Acquisition Collector, reducing the amount of companypensation by Rs.49,39,195/ on the ground that the companypensation ought number to have been awarded in respect of alleged illegal structures on the land, which had wrongly been awarded by the Award dated 01.10.2003.
The appellants then filed Writ Petition C No.2185 of 2008 praying for release of the companypensation in respect of the Supplementary Award dated 27.10.2004.
An Award bearing number16/0304 dated 01.10.2003 was passed by the Land Acquisition Collector awarding companypensation of Rs.1,97,08,397/ in favour of the appellants, out of which, an amount of Rs.1,87,10,194/ was paid to the appellants and the balance amount of Rs.9,98,203/, along with interest, still remains to be paid.
Both the Writ Petitions were heard together and dismissed by a companymon judgment dated 04.03.2010 passed by the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court, which is under challenge in the present appeals.
On having been informed of the passing of the Review Award No.16/0304 on 14.07.2004, which information was furnished to the appellants in response to an RTI application dated 18.12.2007, the appellants then filed Writ Petition C No.381 of 2009 challenging the Review Award dated 14.07.2004.
The appellants were unaware of the said Review Award having been passed and, in the meantime, a Supplementary Award dated 27.10.2004 was passed in favour of the appellants for an amount of Rs.45,36,781.64 paise towards companypensation for the trees on the land which was acquired.
Vineet Saran, J. The short question involved in these appeals are, as to whether under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for short the Act , after the passing of the Award under Section 11 of the Act, the Signature Not Verified Award companyld be reviewed under any of the provisions of the Act, Digitally signed by JAYANT KUMAR ARORA Date 2019.10.17 171711 IST Reason specially under Section 13A of the Act.
