JUDGMENT :

HARKESH MANUJA, J.

1. By way of present appeal, challenge has been laid to an award dated 29.11.1999 passed by the Court of learned Additional District Judge, Ambala (for short “Reference Court”), whereby, reference petition preferred under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as “1894 Act”) at the instance of appellant-landowner, was dismissed.

2. Briefly stating, some land owned by the appellant situated in the revenue estate of Village Garian, Hadbast No.126, Tehsil Kalka, District Ambala was acquired vide notification dated 24.09.1986 (published on 30.09.1986), issued under Section 4 of the 1894 Act and notification dated 13.01.1987 issued under Section 6 thereof, followed by an award dated 09.05.1988 passed by the Land Acquisition Collector while granting market value @ Rs.4125/- per acre for gair mumkin sarak and gair mumkin choe land. The acquisition in the case in hand was carried out for the public purpose namely “for the construction of approaches on H.L. Bridge on Garian Nadi.”

3. Being dissatisfied with the award, appellant-landowner preferred reference petition under Section 18 of the 1894 Act, which came to be dismissed vide ord