21,970/ and Rs.19,970/ per bigha respectively having regard to categorization by the Land Acquisition Collector.
A Special Leave Petition being No.3211 of 1993 was filed by Ranjit Singh against the said order which stood dismissed in limine on 19th April, 1993.
A 7, 12 Biswas land in village Tikri was sold on 23.10.81 for Rs.25,000/ i.e. Rs.41,650/ per bigha approx.
A 5, 2 Bigha 1 Biswas land in village Ghewra was sold for Rs.45,000/ i.e. around Rs.22,000/ per Bigha as on 15.10.81 Vide Ex.
A 6, 2 Bigha 13 Bisws land was sold in village Tikri Kalan for Rs.42,000/ i.e. Rs.25,500/ approx.
Notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for short the Act was issued on 18th March, 1985 in terms whereof, companypensation Rs.14,000/ Rs.12,000/ and Rs.10,000/ per bigha was offered categorizing the acquired lands in three categories viz.
The details of the said sale deeds are as under Vide Ex.
per bigha.
A 5 to A 7 had number been taken into companysideration.
However, a Division Bench of the High Court, having regard to its earlier decision rendered in Ranjit Singh vs. Union of India reported in 48 1992 DLT 138, where the lands were acquired for the same purpose and under the same Notification, determined the market value at Rs.26,.775/ Rs.24,775/ and Rs.22,775/ per bigha for categories A, B and C respectively.
The companytention raised before us is that the High Court companymitted a serious error in passing the impugned judgment in so far as it three sale deeds which were marked as Exts.
Vide Ex.
The said lands were acquired for a public purpose, namely companystruction of P.G. Bottling Plant.
The appellants furthermore relied on a purported Lok Adalat Award wherein the market value of the similarly situated land was fixed at Rs.22,000/ per bigha.
B, SINHA, J. Appellants were owners of the lands situate in village Ghewra.
Being dissatisfied with the said judgment the appellants filed Appeals before the High Court claiming companypensation at the rate of Rs.40,000/ per bigha.
A, B and C. Applications for reference in terms of Section 18 of the Act having been made, the Reference Court determined the fair market value at Rs.23,970/ Rs.
