JUDGMENT

BELA M. TRIVEDI, J.

1. This batch of 12 appeals arise out of the common judgment and order dated 17.08.2010 passed by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh in Civil Writ Petition No.20433/2009 and others (in all 40 writ petitions). Before the High Court, 14 writ petitions were filed by the land owners and 26 writ petitions were filed by the Improvement Trust, Hoshiarpur. Vide the impugned judgment, the High Court allowed the writ petitions filed by the land owners by enhancing the market value of the acquired land to Rs.2,000/- per marla and granted all statutory benefits available under the Land Acquisition Act 1894 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act). The High Court also granted the benefit of Rs.400/- at 10% per marla to the assessed amount for two years. Meaning thereby, the High Court accorded the total amount of compensation payable to the land owners at Rs.2,400/- per marla along with all statutory benefits available under the Act. The High Court dismissed the writ petitions filed by the Improvement Trust.

2. The Hoshiarpur Improvement Trust (Respondent No.3 herein) prepared a scheme for the purpose of Development Scheme (residential) under Sections