JUDGMENT : 

HARKESH MANUJA, J.

Vide this common order, a bunch of 22 Regular First Appeals, details of which are given in the footnote of this judgment, are being decided as all the appeals have arisen out of common acquisition/Award involving identical facts and question of law. For the sake of brevity, facts are being taken from RFA No.1358 of 2023.

2. By way of present appeal(s), challenge has been laid to the Award dated 16.12.2022 passed by the learned Addl. District Judge, Yamuna Nagar (hereinafter to be referred as the ‘Reference Court’).

3. Briefly stating, in the present case(s), land measuring 50 acres 2 Kanals 18 Marlas situated within the revenue estate of Jaroda, Tehsil Jagadhri, District Yamuna Nagar was acquired vide Notifications dated 14.05.2002 and 21.02.2003 issued under Sections 4 & 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short the ‘1894 Act’) respectively for the public purpose, namely, “for the construction District Jail, Yamuna Nagar”. Award under Section 11 of the 1894 Act was passed by the Land Acquisition Collector (for short ‘the LAC’) on 26.10.2004, thereby determining the market value of the acquired land @ Rs.10,00,000/- per acre for the land categorised