Mr. Arun Palli, J.: (Oral) - Vide this judgement. I shall decide a batch of 37 appeals, of which 21 have been filed by the State, and 16 by the claimants-landowners, as also one cross objection No.301-CI of 2016 in RFA No.1868 of 2007. For, the facts that are involved are common, and so are the questions that arise for determination, thus, these are being disposed of by a common order. However, for facility of reference, the facts are being culled out from RFA No.1848 of 2007.

2. Vide notification, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, published on 17.06.2003, a land measuring 933 kanals 07 marlas, situated in the revenue estate of village Sutana, Hadbast No.23, Teshsil Madlauda, District Panipat, was sought to be acquired for the ash disposal of Unit No.7 and 8 of Tau Devi Lal Thermal Power Project, Panipat. Declaration under Section 6 of the Act was made on 01.12.2003. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short ‘the Collector’), vide award No.6 dated 21.01.2004, assessed the market value of the land that was nehri/chahi at Rs. 3,50,000/- per acre, and Banjar Qadeem Thur at Rs. 2 lacs per acre. The landowners were also held entitled to all the statutory