JUDGMENT

G.S. Sandhawalia- J. - The present judgment shall dispose of 338 appeals i.e. 188 filed by State and 148 filed by the landowners arising out of four notifications i.e. notification dated 26.06.1998 for the land falling in village Chowki, Hadbast No.198, notification dated 27.03.2001 for the land falling in village Nada, Hadbast No. 199 and appeals arising out of notifications dated 08.12.2003 and 21.01.2004 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short 'the Act') for the land falling in village Jhuriwala, Hadbast No.230, which all fall in District Panchkula.

2. Though appeals arise out of different Awards of Reference Court, Panchkula dated 30.10.2008, 18.12.2008, 10.03.2009, 02.06.2009, 21.12.2009, 23.01.2010, 28.1.2010, 05.2.2010, 06.2.2010, 13.5.2010, 04.09.2010, 22.09.2010, 09.11.2010, 15.11.2010, 11.06.2012, 06.3.2013, 14.05.2013 & 16.12.2013, but the location of the land being similarly situated on the eastern bank of Ghaggar river & all villages as such being adjoining, it would be appropriate to keep a larger picture in mind of the lands, w