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2020 Supreme(P&H) 645
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
G.S. Sandhawalia, J.
The Akash Cooperative Group Housing Society Ltd.-II - Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana & others - Respondents
RFA No.1817 of 2019 & other connected cases
Decided On : 27-05-2020
Subject
Land Acquisition - Compensation Assessment
Act Referred
LAND ACQUISITION ACT: S.18, S.23, S.24(3), S.4, S.51(a), S.54, S.6
Headnote
(B) Appeal - Appellants vs. Respondents - Enhancements sought by landowners were largely dismissed, while appeals from the State for reductions were partly allowed. (Paras 123)
Mr.Shoaib Khan, Advocate, Mr.M.K.Chauhan, Advocate, Mr.P.C.Dhiman, Advocate, Mr.M.L.Sharma, Advocate, Ms. Meenakshi Sharma, Advocate, Mr. Anuj Sharma, Advocate, Mr. Sandeep Gehlawat, Advocate, Mr.Vinod Kumar, Advocate, Mr.D.K.Singal, Advocate, Mr.Rajan Gupta, Advocate, Mr.P.L.Singla, Advocate, Mr.S.K.Loura, Advocate, Mr.S.K.Sharma, Advocate, Mr.Aditya Grover, Advocate, Mr.Ranjit Saini, Advocate, Ms.Kuldeep Kaur, Advocate, Mr.Adarsh Jain, Advocate, Mr.S.S.Kaliramna, Advocate, Mr.Akash Sridhar, Advocate, for Mr.Sonu Giri, Advocate for Mr.M.S.Kundu, Advocate for the landowners.
Mr.Pritam Singh Saini, Advocate, for Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board.
For the Respondent: Mr.Sudeep Mahajan, Addl.A.G., Haryana, Mr.Abhinash Jain, AAG, Haryana, Ms. Vibha Tiwari, AAG, Haryana
Mr.Sunil Kumar Sharma, Sr.Panel Counsel, for Union of India.
| Table of Content |
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| 1. overview of the appeals and context (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. land value assessment and initial findings (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 3. assessment updates and remand findings (Para 6 , 7) |
| 4. procedural history and rationale for combined hearings (Para 8) |
| 5. details on prior notifications and valuations (Para 16 , 17) |
| 6. testimonies on land potentiality and neighboring developments (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26) |
| 7. arguments made by landowners for higher compensation (Para 36 , 37 , 38 , 40) |
| 8. state's position on market values based on sale deeds (Para 63 , 64) |
| 9. court analysis of land valuation principles (Para 94 , 95 , 96) |
| 10. conclusions and outcomes of the appeals (Para 123 , 124 , 125) |
| Date of notification : 29.09.1997 | ||||||||||
| 1025 | Appeals filed by the landowners | Appeals filed by the State/Union of India/SMMDSB | Cross-objections | Date of award | ||||||
| RFA No.13733 of 2018 | RFA Nos.144, 243 of 2019 |
| 10/08/18 | |||||||
| Date of notification: 16.03.1999 | ||||||||||
| 1024 | RFA No. 1706 of 2007 |
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| 09.02.2007 | ||||||
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| RFA No.1633 of 2019 |
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| 28.11.2011 | ||||||
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| RFA No.7140 of 2012 RFA No.3475, 3476 of 2019 |
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| 19.12.2011 | ||||||
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| RFA No.1556, 1557, 1558, 1559, 1560 of 2019 |
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| 29.08.2012 | ||||||
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| RFA No.1619 of 2019 RFA No.564 of 2020 |
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| 26.09.2012 | ||||||
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| RFA No. 902 of 2019 |
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| 19.02.2013 | ||||||
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| RFA No.3211, 3212 of 2018 |
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| 29.09.2017 | ||||||
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| RFA No. 13568 of 2018 RFA No.40, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 129, 130, 131, 157, 158, 159, 171, 172, 173, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 364, 393, 463, 464, 465, 471, 472, 712, 713, 714, 715, 789, 833, 834, 835, 894, 898, 899, 900, 901, 955, 956, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1017, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1074, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1084, 1085, 1086, 1087, 1132, 1133, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1138, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1149, 1211, 1212, 1213, 1214, 1215, 1216, 1217, 1229, 1233, 1234, 1235, 1273, 1274, 1286, 1287, 1288, 1307, 1316, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1323, 1324, 1342, 1343, 1344, 1345, 1432, 1636, 1637, 1638, 1639, 1640, 1642, 1643, 1644, 1645, 1647, 1648, 1722, 1723, 1724, 1725, 1726, 1797, 1799, 1813, 1814, 1817, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1936, 1937, 2011, 2018, 2159, 2172, 2173, 2174, 2175, 2180, 2345, 2346, 2347, 2389, 2392, 2393, 2394, 2395, 2396, 2415, 2416, 2419, 2542, 2555, 2560, 2580, 2616 of 2019 | RFA No.2231, 2232, 2937, 2965, 2966, 2967, 2968, 2969, 2970, 2971, 2972, 2973, 2974, 2975, 3709, 3710, 3711, 3712, 3713, 3714, 3715, 3716, 3717, 3718, 3720, 3719, 4104, 4105, 4106, 4107, 4108, 4109, 4110, 4111, 4112, 4113, 4116, 4117, 4118, 4133, 4134, 4135, 4136, 4137, 4138, 4139, 4140, 4141, 4142 of 2019 | XOBJR- 18-2020 in RFA- 4106- 2019 XOBJR- 19-2020 in RFA- 4134- 2019 XOBJR- 20-2020 in RFA- 4109- 2019 XOBJR-21-2020 in RFA-4118-2019 | 20.09.2018 | ||||||
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| RFA No.265 of 2019 |
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| 21.09.2018 | ||||||
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| RFA No.1641 of 2019 |
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| 16.02.2019 | ||||||
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| RFA No.2561 of 2019 |
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| 03.04.2019 | ||||||
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| RFA No.663 of 2020 |
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| 06.03.2020 | ||||||
| Date of notification:02.06.1999 | ||||||||||
| 1026 | RFA Nos.3238, 3239, 3240, 3241, 3242, 3243, 3244, 3245, 3246, 3247, 3248, 3250, 3349, 3350, 3351, 3659, 3672, 3673, 4182, 4183, 4184, 4185, 4186, 4187, 4248 of 2019 | RFA Nos.3847, 3848, 3849, 3850, 3851, 3852, 3853, 3854, 3855, 3856, 3857, 3858, 3859, 3860, 3861, 3862, 3863, 3864, 3865, 3866, 3867, 3868, 3869, 3870, 3871, 3872, 3873, 3874, 3875, 3876, 3877, 3878, 4215 of 2019 |
| 21.05.20 | ||||||
