Bhagwan Dutt vs State of H.P. - 2025 Supreme(HP) 1404

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2025 Supreme(HP) 1404

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
SUSHIL KUKREJA
Bhagwan Dutt – Appellant
Versus
State of H.P. – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellants :Mr. P.S. Goverdhan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Rakesh Thakur, Advocate.
For the Respondents:Mr. Balvinder Singh Ballu, Deputy Advocate General.

Table of Content
1. final ruling on appeal dismissal due to merit absence. (Para 26)

JUDGMENT :

Sushil Kukreja, J.

Since both these appeals are the offshoots of award dated 13.07.2012, passed by learned District Judge, Solan, H.P. (hereinafter referred to “learned Reference Court”), they are taken up together for disposal.

2. The facts in brief are that the land of the appellants/claimants, who were petitioners before the learned Reference Court, situated in village Shungal, Tehsil Kandaghat, District Solan, H.P., was acquired by the State of Himachal Pradesh for public purpose, i.e., for construction of Kaithlighat Basha road Notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act (for short “the Act”) was issued on 15.02.2000, which was published in two daily newspapers, i.e., Himachal times and Uttam Hindu on 22.08.2000 and vide publicity was also made in the locality on 16.03.2000. Notification under Sections 6 and 7 of the Act was issued on 23.02.2001, which was published in H.P. Rajpatra on 27.03.2001 and in daily newspaper Dainik Himachal Sewa on 17.03.2001. Consequent upon the notices under Section 9(3) and (4) of the Act the land owners appeared and sought compensation @ Rs.8,