JUDGMENT

Vivek Singh Thakur J. - These appeals arising out of common award passed in Land Reference Petition Nos. 5/10, 6/10, 7/10, 8/10, 9/10, 10/10, 12/10, 13/10, 14/10, 15/10, 16/10, 17/10, 18/10, 20/10, 21/10 and 22/10, and are being decided by this common judgment, as common question of law and facts involved in these appeals is to be decided on the basis of common evidence led in one Reference Petition after consolidation of all Reference Petitions pending in the Court of learned District Judge.

2. For establishing ''Sub Station and construction of road'' for M/s Everest Power Company Limited Malana-2 (appellant herein), land of respondents-landowners situated in Shilihar Kothi Kotkandi, Tehsil and district Kullu, H.P. was acquired by initiating acquisition process after issuing notification dated 20.6.2009 under section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (in short the Act), which was published in H.P. Rajpatra on 23.6.2009 and in newspaper on 24.6.2009.

3. After completing codal formalities, Land Acquisition Collector had determined rate of land under acquisition on the basis of classification as under:-