Land measuring 3609 Kanals and 16 marlas were sought to be acquired for extension of the Hissar Cantonment Area.
this Court allowed the appeals filed by the Union of India and reduced the companypensation payable to the claimants.
v. Mangatu Ram and Ors.,
By his award of 31st January, 1986 the Land Acquisition Collector categorised the lands into 5 categories and granted companypensation at different rates for each category.
The Reference Court by its award dated 23rd October, 1988 enhanced the companypensation payable to the claimants.
Ultimately by judgment and order of 29th April, 1997 judgment reported in 1997 6 SCC 159 Union of India and Ors.
This Court further categorised Group A lands into two categories, those which fell within 500 yards of the bye pass, and the other companyprising the rest of the lands in category A. While the special leave petitions were pending before this Court, some of the other owners respondents herein filed applications under Section 28A of the Act claiming companypensation at the same rates as were awarded to the other claimants pursuant to the decree of the Reference Court.
A learned Single Judge of the High Court by his judgment and order dated 24th August, 1993 further enhanced the companypensation payable in respect of block A and B lands.
A reference was made under Section 18 of the Act.
Union of India filed special leave petitions against the dismissal of the Letters Patent Appeals and numberice was issued in the aforesaid special leave petitions on 27th January, 1995.
However, it divided the lands into only two categories, namely, block A and block B. Not satisfied with the decree of the Reference Court, the claimants as well as Union of India preferred Regular First Appeals before the High Court.
Against the order dismissing the Writ Petitions, special leave petitions were filed before this Court and the appeals before us today are those arising from the aforesaid special leave petitions.
Letters Patent Appeals filed by the Union of India were dismissed by order dated 17th June, 1994.
The order redetermining the companypensation under Section 28A of the Act was passed on 12th November, 1990.
Union of India challenged the various redetermination orders passed by the Collector by filing Writ Petitions before the High Court which were dismissed on the ground of delay, since the Writ Petitions were filed sometime in the year 1995.
The relevant facts of the case are these Notification under Section 4 1 read with sub section 1 of the Section 17 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 hereinafter referred to as the Act was published on June 18, 1984.
P. SINGH, J. These appeals by special leave are directed against the companymon judgment and order dated 27th November, 1995 of the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh dismissing the writ petitions filed by the appellant UOI challenging various orders determining the companypensation payable to the respondents herein under section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
