IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA RFA No. 21 of 2016 Reserved on: 12.11.2025 Date of decision: 26.11.2025 ________________________________________________ State of H.P. & others …..Appellants.

Versus Krishan Chand (deceased) t hrough His LRs ..…Respondents.

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Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja, Judge.

1 Whether approved for reporting?

For appellants No. 1 & 2: Mr. Amandeep Sharma, Additional Advocate General.

F or appellant No. 3: Mr. Ram Kumar, Advocate, vice Mr. Hamender Singh Chandel, Advocate.

For respondents No.1(a), 1(c) to 1(g) and LRs of deceased respondent No. 1(b):

Mr. K.S. Thakur, Advocate.

Sushil Kukreja, Judge.

The instant appeal has been preferred by the appellants/State against award dated 02.05.2015, passed by learned Additional District Judge-II, Shimla, H.P. (hereinafter referred to as “the learned Reference Court”) in Land

1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

Reference No. 9-S/2 of 14/05, whereby the petition filed by petitioner-Krishan Chand, under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act (for short “the Act”) against the award passed by the Land Acquisition Collector,