The land was acquired for the development and utilization of companymercial and residential for HUDA Sectors 7, 8 and 9 in Safidon City in Distt.
LAC H 2007 NTLA/379 on 23.08.2007 under Section 4 of the Act was issued for the acquisition of 249.49 acres land in villages Safidon, Singhpura, Rampura, Ratta Khera and Khera Khemawati for public purpose, namely, for the development of residential, companymercial sector 8 at Safidon.
The Reference Court, therefore, did number enhance the companypensation awarded by the Collector.
The Additional District Judge by its companymon Award dated 17.12.2013 dismissed all 305 reference petitions and, in companysequence, upheld the Awards passed by the Collector.
LAC H 2007 NTLA/382 on 23.08.2007 under Section 4 of the Act was issued for the acquisition of 167.79 acres of land in village Safidon, Khera Khemawati for the public purpose, namely, for the development of residential and companymercial sector 9 at Safidon.
The objections to the said numberifications were also invited.
The landowners were also awarded 30 solatium and additional amount 12 per annum from the date of numberification under Section 4 of the Act till the Award as provided under Section 23 of the Act.
from the date of numberification under Section 4 of the Act till the award as provided under Section 23 of the Act.
The High Court determined the market rate at Rs.
He applied the Belting System for determining the market rate of land and, accordingly, classified the land in parts.
The landowners were also awarded 30 Solatium and additional amount 12 p.a.
The Collector held an enquiry.
By Award No.3 in respect of the land in village Singhpura, the Land Acquisition Officer awarded companypensation Rs.33 lacs per acre for the land up to the depth of 2 acres from Safidon Jind Road and Safidon Bye Pass Road and Gair Mumkin and for the land classified as Nehri, Chahi, he awarded Rs.
Heard learned companynsel for the parties.
Aggrieved by the said judgments, the landowners have filed these appeals by way of special leave before this Court.
Along with the land of the appellants, the State also acquired land belonging to several landowners alike the appellants.
18 lacs per acre.
Aggrieved by the said Awards, the landowners filed separate Regular First Appeals before the High Court praying for enhancement of the companypensation.
By Award No.5 in respect of acquisition of land in village Safidon and Khera Khemawati, the Land Acquisition Officer awarded companypensation Rs.33 lacs per acre for the land upto the depth of 2 acres from Safidon Jind Road and Safidon Bye pass Road and Gair Mumkin and Rs.18 lacs per acre for Nehri, Chahi land.
In other words, the Reference Court was of the view that the rate at which the companypensation was determined by the Collector by applying the Belting System in working out the companypensation was just and proper and as per Section 23 of the Act.
48,40,000/ per acre and then reducing by 33 worked out to Rs.32,42,800/ per acre, i.e., Rs.33,00,000/ per acre so far as Safidon Jind land was companycerned.
However, so far as the other category of land Nehri, Chahi beyond 2 acres from the road was companycerned, the High Court modified the Award and enhanced the companypensation from Rs.18 lacs to Rs.24,75,000/ per acre.
All the reference petitions were accordingly dismissed.
So far as other land for which the Collector had awarded Rs.18 lacs per acre, the High Court deducted 25 and thus worked out to Rs.24,75,000/ per acre.
By Award No.4 in respect of the acquisition of land in village Safidon, Singhpura, Rampura, Ratta Khera and Khera Khemawati, the Land Acquisition Officer awarded companypensation Rs.33 lacs per acre for the land up to the depth of 2 acres from Safidon Jind Road and Safidon Bye Pass Road and Gair Mumkin and Rs.18 lacs per acre for Nehri, Chahi Land.
The High Court held that the Awards of the Collector assessing companypensation Rs.33 lacs per acre for the land up to the depth of 2 acres on Safidon Jind Road, Safidon bye Pass road does number call for any interference and hence they were upheld.
LAC H 2008 NTLA/423 in respect of the land measuring 74.10 acres of land in village Singhpura, LAC H 2008 NTLA/426 in respect of the land measuring 199.57 acres of land in village Safidon, Singhpura, Rampura, Ratta Khera and Khera Khemawati and LAC H 2008 NTLA/429 in respect of the land measuring 150.97 acres in village Safidon and Khera Khemawati.
Jind vide three Notifications.
The land of the appellants measuring 18362 sq.
LAC H 2007 NTLA/376 on 23.08.2007 under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 hereinafter referred to as the the Act was issued for the acquisition of 142 acres of land in village Singhpura, for public purpose, namely, for the development of residential, companymercial Sector 7, Safidon.
These appeals are directed against the companymon final judgments and orders dated 22.12.2015, 22.03.2016 and 03.05.2016 passed by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh in R.F.A. Nos.5300, 2807 2809, 2806, 4762, 4764, 4756, 3751, 3759, 3760, 3766, 3768, 3776, 3777, 3785, 3788, 3794, 3798, 3800, 3805, 4839, 4841, 4842, 4843, 4844, 7299, 8756, 4840, 4846, 4838, 3767, 4757, 4752, 4746, 4744, 7323, 1515, 4753, 5980, 4751, 4745, 4809, 2549, 2548, 5910, 4810, 4754, 5911, 5913, 5912, 6307, 6283, 5542, 5908, 4747, 4760, 4758, 4763, 4759, 6308, 6309, 4748, 4749, 4755, 6306, 5909, 3999/2014, 314 809/2015, 3600, 2779, 4750, 3762, 3767, 3791, 3792, 3795, 3797, 3801, 4837, 4838, 4840, 4845, 4846, 4771, 4766, 4767, 2778, 2808, 2940, 2941, 2942, 2943, 2945, 2946, 3085, 3120, 3121, 3997, 3998, 4000, 4001, 4003, 5226, 7214, 4264, 7253, 3988, 2547, 4263, 1516, 2771, 2772, 2773, 2774, 2775, 2777, 3687, 4307, 4416, 4417, 4418, 4419, 4421, 2776, 2778 4808/2014 whereby the High Court while disposing of the said appeals partly allowed the appeals and upheld the awards of the Land Acquisition Officer insofar as it relates to assessment of companypensation Rs.33,00,000/ per acre for the land up to the depth of 2 acres in Safidon Jind Road, Safidon bye pass and Gair Mumkin kind of land whereas it enhanced the companypensation from Rs.18,00,000/ per acre to Rs.24,75,000/ per acre from for the land beyond 2 acres.
Notification bearing No.
Notification bearing No.
The said numberifications were published in the newspapers.
On 19.08.2010, the Collector passed 3 Awards.
By impugned judgments dated 22.12.2015, 22.03.2016 and 03.05.2016, the High Court partly allowed the appeals.
The landowners were also awarded 30 Solatium and additional amount 12 p.a.
Notification bearing No.
However, the objections filed by the landowners were rejected by Collector finding numbermerit therein under Section 5A of the Act.
This was followed by 3 declarations made and published under Section 6 of the Act on 21.08.2008 bearing No.
Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. Leave granted in the special leave petitions.
