The proceedings arise out of land acquisition proceedings.
The withdrawal and deposit shall be subject to the result of the appeals.
3096 of 2017 3 3 and companynected matters filed against the award dated 14.02.2017 passed by Additional District Judge, SAS Nagar, Mohali in LAC No.
7303CI of 2017 and others filed by the appellant Greater Mohali Area Development Authority GMADA in their pending first appeals RFA No.
170402 IST Reason 1 1 These appeals are filed against the interim orders passed by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh on dated 01.02.2018 in M. No.7303CI of 2017 in R.F.A. No.3096 of 2017, M. No.8310CI of 2017 in R.F.A. No.3536 of 2017 and dated 03.04.2018 in C.M. No.709CI of 2018 in F.A. No.1172 of 2017.
Heard Ms. Rachna Joshi Issar, learned companynsel for the appellant, Mr. V.Giri, Mr. V.K. Garg, learned senior companynsel and Ms. Kaveeta Wadia, learned companynsel for the respondents.
On such deposit being made, the respondents landowners will be entitled to withdraw 50 of the awarded sum on furnishing solvent security to the satisfaction of the High Court and remaining 50 amount shall be invested in FDR Scheme in any Nationalized Bank in the name of the Registrar of the High Court.
The appellant shall deposit the entire awarded sum, which is the subject matter of these appeals in the High Court within 3 months.
The Land Acquisition Officer offered the companypensation to the landowners respondents herein for their acquired land in question at the rate of Rs.1.36 crore per acre.
00052/2014 and other companynected matters.
The appellant felt aggrieved by the aforesaid interim order of the High Court and has filed the present appeals by way of special leave in this Court questioning its legality and companyrectness.
By impugned interim orders, the High Court disposed of the stay applications CM No.
The appellantAuthority as also the landowners have filed their respective first appeals in the High Court of Punjab Haryana at Chandigarh against the award of the Civil Court Reference Court .
4 4 Having heard the learned companynsel for the parties and on perusal of the record of the case, we are inclined to dispose of these appeals by passing following order.
Depending upon the final outcome of the appeals, the amount, which is allowed to be withdrawn by the respondents landowners and 5 5 which is deposited in the Bank including the interest earned thereon, will be adjusted given, as the case may be, to the parties companycerned as directed in the final order.However, the Civil Court Reference Court in reference proceedings filed at the instance of the landowners against the award of Land Acquisition Officer enhanced the rate of companypensation payable 2 2 to the landowners at Rs.3,8686925/ crores per acre.
The figure of enhancement, however, varies marginally in other companynected cases.
Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by ANITA MALHOTRA Date 2019.02.27 Leave granted.
The appellant in their appeal has claimed reduction of the amount awarded by the Civil Court whereas the respondents landowners have claimed further enhancement in the rate of companypensation awarded by the Reference Court.
The appeals are pending for their final disposal.
