JUDGMENT :

HARKESH MANUJA, J.

This order shall dispose off the present eight (08) appeals bearing RFA Nos. 3799, 3800, 3801, 3802 & 3803 of 1998; RFA Nos. 3, 1173 & 2255 of 1999, as the same arise out of common acquisition/award.

[2] All these appeals have been filed by the landowners, whereby they are seeking further enhancement of compensation for the acquired land. Since the common question of law and facts are involved in these appeals, therefore, for the sake of convenience, facts are being culled out from RFA No. 3799 of 1998.

[3] The appellants-landowners, by instituting the appeal bearing RFA-3799-1998, preferred under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short “1894 Act”), seek modification of the award dated 22.08.1998 passed by the learned Additional District Judge (1), Bhiwani (hereinafter to be referred as “Reference Court”), whereby their prayer with regard to enhancement of compensation was declined.

FACTS

[4] Briefly stating, certain land owned by the appellants situated within the revenue estate of Village Bhiwani Lohar, Tehsil and District Bhiwani, came to be acquired vide notifications dated 25.05.1992 and 12.02.1993 issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the 18