RAJESH BINDAL, J.

This order will dispose of

RFA Nos. 2718 to 2750, 3135 to 3180, 3481 to 3483, 3704, 3707, 4000 to 4007, 4045 to 4073, 4079, 4150, 4151, 4312, 4466, 4510, 4511, 4514, 4516, 4523, 4538, 4539, 4780 to 4783, 4800 to 4805, 4808, 4809, 4815, 4816, 4828, 4829, 4879 to 5128, 5288, 5289, 5467 to 5475, 5502 to 5530, 5565 to 5570, 5968 to 5976, 6087, 6088, 6109, 6120, 6747 to 6764, 6893, 6947, 6948, 6952, 7107, 7141, 7177 to 7182, 7214 to 7218, 7313 to 7316, 7319 to 7328, 7549 to 7551 and 7885 of 2011;

RFA Nos. 233, 235, 255, 277, 433 to 437, 803, 822, 823, 919, 925, 1006, 1196, 1404 to 1421, 1554, 1621, 6371, 6372, 7115 to 7119, 7213, 7229, 7392 and 7393 of 2012;

RFA Nos. 419, 420, 436 to 438, 491, 1044, 1045, 1084, 1471 to 1474, 1484 to 1487, 1664, 1676, 1925, 1985 to 1987, 2148, 2304, 2364, 2365, 2457, 2458, 2606, 2626, 2628, 2866, 3341, 3342, 3507, 4103, 4104, 4335, 4399, 4742, 5783, 6169, 6939 to 6941, 6980, 7552 to 7566 and 7922 to 7925 of 2013;

RFA Nos. 38, 72, 73, 229 to 231, 1043, 1044, 1227, 1228, 1265, 1269, 1290 to 1294, 1582, 1593, 2139, 2160, 2161, 2265, 2837 to 2841, 3204 to 3218, 3283, 3284, 4308, 4337 to 4342, 4433, 4997, 5013, 5973, 6138, 6189 to 6192, 6614, 6617, 7195, 7262, 8500, 8778, 8871, 9429, 9720, 9828, 10589, 10666 and 10844 of 2014;

RFA Nos. 299, 301, 533, 2793, 2939, 4229 and 4230 of 2015;

Cross Objections Nos. 106-CI to 110-CI, 112-CI to 118-CI, 131-CI, 132-CI, 145-CI to 147-CI of 2011;

Cross Objections No. 46-CI of 2012;

Cross Objections Nos. 3-CI of 2013;

Cross Objections Nos. 7-CI and 20-CI of 2015;

as common questions of law and facts are involved.

2. The landowners are in appeal seeking further enhancement of compensation for the acquired land awarded by the learned court below, whereas in the appeals filed by the State, the prayer is for reduction thereof.

3. Briefly, the facts of the case are that vide notification dated 10.11.2000, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act'), State of Haryana sought to acquire 88.18 acres of land, situated in village Shahpur, Had Bast No. 125, Tehsil and District Ambala for development and utilisation thereof for residential, commercial and industrial area for Sectors 10 and 11 (New Nos. 32 and 33), Ambala Cantt. The same was followed by notification dated 8.11.2001, issued under Section 6 of the Act. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, 'the Collector'), vide award dated 5.11.2003, assessed the compensation @ Rs. 7,00,000/- per acre for the land upto the depth of one acre from GT road, Rs. 5,00,000/- per acre for the land upto the depth of two acres from GT road, Rs. 2,75,000/- per acre for chahi land and Rs. 1,50,000/- per acre for Gair Mukin/Banjar land. Aggrieved against the award of the Collector, the landowners filed objections which were referred to the learned court below, who keeping in view the material placed on record by the parties, determined the fair value of the acquired land @ Rs. 327/- per square yard upto the depth of one acre adjoining the GT road and for rest of the land @ Rs. 297/- per square yard.

4. Vide another notification dated 4.12.2000, issued under Section 4 of the Act, State of Haryana sought to acquire 184.33 acres of land, situated in village Shahpur, Had Bast No. 125, Tehsil and District Ambala for development and utilisation thereof for residential, commercial and industrial area for Sectors 10, 11 and 12 (New Nos. 32, 33 and 34), Ambala Cantt. The same was followed by notification dated 3.12.2001, issued under Section 6 of the Act. The Collector, vide award dated 11.9.2003, assessed the compensation @ Rs. 7,00,000/- per acre for the land upto the depth of one acre from GT road, Rs. 5,00,000/- per acre for the land upto the depth of two acres from GT road, Rs. 2,75,000/- per acre for chahi land, Rs. 2,00,000/- per acre for Barani land and Rs. 1,50,000/- per acre for Gair Mukin/Banjar land. Aggrieved against the award of the Collector, the landowners filed objections which were