Rohtash vs State of Haryana - 2026 Supreme(P&H) 548

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2026 Supreme(P&H) 548

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
HARKESH MANUJA
Rohtash – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
Mr. Abhinash Jain, DAG, Haryana.
Mr. Subhash Ahuja, Advocate and Mr. Karanveer Ahuja, Advocate for the landowners

JUDGMENT :

HARKESH MANUJA, J.

Vide this common order, a bunch of 59 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 common facts and question of law. For the sake of brevity, facts are being taken from RFA No.1550-2005.

2. By way of filing the present appeal(s) challenge has been laid to the decision dated 14.12.2004 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Hisar-cum-Reference Court (for short ‘the Reference Court’).

3. Briefly stating, some land situated within the revenue estate of Village Siswal, Tehsil Adampur, District Hisar, was acquired by the Government of Haryana vide notifications dated 07.11.1997 (published on 20.11.1997) and 31.08.1998 (published on 04.09.1998), issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, for short ‘the Act’ respectively, for public purpose i.e. for “construction of Sidhmukh Nohar Feeder”. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short ‘the LAC’) vide award 14.05.1999 assessed market value in respect of the acquired land @ Rs.1,00,000/- per acre for Nehri and Gair Mumkin land; Rs.95,000/- per acre for Chahi a