JUDGMENT

Ajay Mohan Goel, J. All these appeals arise out of the common award passed by the Court of learned Additional District Judge, Fast Track, Kullu in Reference Petition No. 1 of 2007 titled Lot Ram v. Collector Land Acquisition N.H.P.C. P.H.E.P at Larji and another and other batch matters dated 5.6.2010 being the lead case. Prayer made in these appeals is to enhance the said award dated 5.6.2010 primarily on the ground that the compensation assessed in these reference petitions by learned Addl. District Judge, Fast Track, Kullu is on the lower side.

2. Brief facts necessary for adjudication of these appeals are that a Notification was issued under section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") on 22.3.2003 for the purpose of acquiring land of the claimant(s) and other persons situated adjacent to Larji and Salwar Bazar and adjoining to Aut-Sainj, Neuli, Kartah road.

3. The award so passed by the Collector was challenged by way of various land reference petitions by all land owners under section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Reference Petitions so filed by all land owners were clubbed together by learned Addl. District Judge, Fast Tra