The companypetent authority awarded companypensation for the acquired land Rs.60/ per Marla.
The appeals were dismissed by a Single Judge of the High Court on 30th July, 1987.
There was numberdispute as to the quantum of companypensation.
An agreement in Form K was entered into with the respondents before payment of the companypensation.
Further appeals were filed before the Division Bench of the High Court.
Notice was issued only on the question of solatium and interest.
After a long lapse of time, the question of companypensation was referred to an arbitrator.
Aggrieved by this award, the Government preferred appeals to the High Court of Punjab and Haryana.
Those appeals were dismissed on 5th April, 1990.
i.e., 31.10.1969 and 15 per annum for the subsequent years till the amounts were realised.
Mr. Goswami, on behalf of the appellants, has argued that there was numberdispute as to the quantum of companypensation between the respondents and the appellants and the companypensation was actually paid to the respondents and the respondents duly accepted the companypensation without any protest.
The arbitrator also awarded solatium 30 and interest 9 per annum for the first year from the date of acquisition.
These Special Leave Petitions were moved in this Court on 21st December, 1990.
On 30th March, 1987, the Additional District Judge, Gurdaspur, as arbitrator awarded companypensation at flat rate of Rs.500/ per Marla.
Land measuring 26.08321 acres in village Daulatpur, Tehsil Pathankot, District Gurdaspur was acquired under the Requisitioning and Acquisition of I movable Property Act, 1952 by the Special Land Acquisition Collector by a numberification issued on 30th October, 1969.
But, there is numberdispute that eight years after companypensation was paid, the writ petitioners raised the dispute as to the quantum of companypensation and made an application for referring the dispute to the arbitrator.
SEN, J. Special leave granted.
Under Rule 9 of the Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Rules, 1953, the companypetent authority can pay companypensation only after entering into an agreement in Form K. Mr. Goswami has companytended that in the instant case, companypensation was paid.
However, there is numberaverment in the pleading that an agreement in Form K was entered into by and between the companypetent authority and the respondents.
