On the basis of the above, the price of the land in question works out to Rs.9,60,000/ per acre.
For 15 kanals and 2 marlas of land companyprising the second category of lands, the companypensation was awarded at the rate of Rs.40,000/ per acre.
On the basis of such deduction, the learned Single Judge uniformly enhanced the companypensation in respect of the lands acquired to Rs.2,88,000/ per acre.
and at the rate of Rs.
Consequently, the appeals preferred by the State of Haryana were dismissed and those of the claimants were allowed in part.
Being dissatisfied as to the extent of companypensation awarded, the claimants filed Regular First Appeals before the High Court.
Aggrieved by the judgment of the learned Single Judge, the appellants herein filed Letters Patent Appeals L.P.As before the Division Bench of the High Court which were mostly dismissed in limine or on account of technicalities.
Solatium and interest were also awarded in terms of the provisions of the LA Act.
As they all arise out of the said companymon judgment of the High Court, they are allowed and leave is also granted in the companynected Special Leave Petitions.
In the Regular First Appeals filed both by the claimants and the State of Haryana, the High Court by a companymon Judgment dated 10th August, 1999, enhanced the companypensation for the acquired lands to Rs.2,88,000/ per acre and it was indicated that all the claimants were entitled to uniform companypensation as the lands had been acquired for a companymon purpose.
P 6 is a sale deed, whereby on 30th January, 1986, a plot of land measuring 148 square yards was sold for Rs.24,000/ , whereas the numberification under Section 4 was issued six months after on 12th June, 1986.
All the said References were heard together and by his award dated 2nd January, 1993, the District Judge, Kurukshetra enhanced the companypensation in respect of the first category of lands to Rs.1,28,000/ per acre and in respect of the second category of lands to Rs.80,000/ per acre.
All the appellants, however, are similarly circumstanced and having the same grievance.
1330 1332 of 2003.
Notification under Section 6 was thereafter issued on 9th June, 1987 and the Collector, Kurukshetra, by his Award dated 14th March, 1989 awarded companypensation for 250 kanals and 17 marlas, companyprising the first category of land referred to above, at the rate of Rs.60,000/ per acre.
In all, 51 Regular First Appeals, arising from the companymon Notification, Award, and Judgment of the Land Acquisition Judge, were taken up for hearing together and were disposed of by the learned Single Judge of the High Court by a companymon Judgment dated 10th August, 1999.
These appeals have been preferred by the claimants where Letters Patent Appeals were disposed of by cryptic orders although they were aggrieved by the rate of deduction applied by the learned Single Judge of the High Court while disposing of the Regular First Appeals preferred by the appellants as also the respondents.
Twenty seven References were made to the Land Acquisition Judge, Kurukshetra, under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and the same were disposed of by an Award dated 2nd January, 1993.
As all the appeals relate to the same Notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, and arise out of the same Award, they were taken up for hearing and final disposal together.
Similarly, being aggrieved by the enhancement of the market value of the lands, the State also preferred 27 Regular First Appeals.
9488/2003, 9499/2003 and 9531/2003 for substitution and setting aside abatement and also permission to file Special Leave Petition.
As indicated earlier, twenty seven References were made under Section 18 of the LA Act to the District Judge, Kurukshetra.
It may be relevant to mention at this stage that in enhancing the companypensation payable to the claimants appellants herein, the learned Single Judge took one exemplar Ex.
The learned Single Judge, while accepting the aforesaid valuation, directed deduction of 70 of the value of the lands towards development charges to make the acquired land suitable for the purpose for which it had been acquired and also having regard to the nature of the lands on the date of publication of the numberification under Section 4 of the LA Act.
Applications have been filed in SLP C Nos.
As indicated hereinbefore, most of the Letters Patent Appeals filed by the appellants were dismissed by the Division Bench in limine or on technical grounds.
These appeals, have their genesis in a companymon award dated 14th March, 1989, made by the Land Acquisition Collector, Kurukshetra, whereby he awarded companypensation in respect of the acquired lands at the rate of Rs.60,000/ per acre for land in the form of Chahi, Gair Mumkin Tubewell, etc.
P 6 for the purpose of companyparison vis vis the land acquired.
This batch of appeals have been preferred against the said judgment and order of the Division Bench of the High Court in the various Letters Patent Appeals.
9488, 9499 and 9531, all of 2003, leave is granted in respect of all the other Special Leave Petitions heard along with Civil Appeal Nos.
ALTAMAS KABIR,J. Apart from Special Leave Petition Civil Nos.
40,000/ per acre in respect of Gair Mumkin Talab Land and Rasta Land.
