ORDER :

1. Miscellaneous Application Nos. 926-930 of 2019 and I.A. No. 118262 of 2019 are preferred by landholders from villages Bas Khusla, Bas Haria and Dhana (‘the concerned villages’, for short) seeking clarification with regard to the Judgment [dated 11.01.2019 as modified by Order dated 08.02.2019] passed by this Court in Civil Appeal Nos. 264-270 of 2019 and other connected matters [Wazir vs. State of Haryana, (2019) 13 SCC 101].

2. The facts leading to the aforesaid Judgment have been set out in sufficient detail in the Judgment and for the purposes of these applications, the relevant facts are:-

(a) In respect of acquisition initiated pursuant to notifications dated 06.03.2002, 07.03.2002 and 26.02.2002 issued under Section 4 of the Act¹ [The Land Acquisition Act, 1894] with regard to Phases II, III and IV respectively of Industrial Model Township, Manesar, Gurgaon, corresponding awards were made by the Sub-Divisional Officer (C)-cum-Land Acquisition Collector, Gurgaon on 22.07.2003, 24.12.2003 and 20.05.2004.

(b) While dealing with the References preferred under Section 18 of the Act, by orders dated 16.12.2009 and 27.01.2010 compensation in respect of lands covered under Phases II and III respectively was assessed at Rs. 28,15,356/- per acre and Rs. 28,15,849/- per acre respectively.

(c) By order dated 17.08.2010 passed in Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation vs. Pran Sukh and Others, (2010) 11 SCC 175 in relation to acquisition of some other lands from villages Manesar, Naharpur Kasan, Khoh and Kasan, this Court assessed the compensation at the rate of Rs. 20 lakhs per acre. In that case the notification under Section 4 of the Act was issued on 15.11.1994.

(d) Relying on the decision of this Court in Pran Sukh (supra) the Reference Court by order dated 30.11.2010 assessed the compensation at Rs. 37,40,230/- per acre in respect of land from Phase IV in the instant acquisition.

(e) The matters concerning acquisition for Phases II and III of the instant case, were considered by the High Court in RFA No. 2373 of 2010 (Madan Pal vs. State of Haryana) and the landholders were held entitled to the compensation at the rate of Rs. 37,40,000/- per acre along with other statutory benefits. This decision of the High Court was subject matter of challenge in this Court at the instance of HSIDC [Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. Now Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.] and some landowners. While issuing notices by its order dated 10.08.2011, this Court directed:-

“The Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation shall, within four months from today, deposit the amount of compensation at the rate of Rs. 28,15,356/- per acre along with other statutory benefits in terms of judgment dated 27.1.2010 of Additional District Judge, Gurgaon.

With a view to obviate intervention of middle man in the matter of payment of compensation to the land owners we direct that:

1. The Land Acquisition Collector shall depute an officer not below the rank of Tehsildar of the area, who shall contact the landowners and/or legal representatives and apprise them about their entitlement to receive compensation determined by the Reference Court.

2. The concerned officials shall also ask the landowners and/or legal representatives to open bank accounts if they have already not done so. This exercise must be completed within one month from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

3. The concerned Tehsildar shall give the list of landowners and/or their legal representatives along with their bank account numbers to the Land Acquisition Collector within fifteen days.

4. Within next fifteen days, the Land Acquisition Collector shall deposit the amount of compensation in the accounts of the landowners and/or legal representatives. Fifty per cent of this amount be deposited in the form of Fixed Deposi