IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT

SHIMLA

RFA No. 31 of 2015

Reserved on: 17.11.2025 Date of decision: 05.12.2025

________________________________________________ Dev Raj & another. …..Appellants.

Versus

Union of India & others. f ……Respondents.

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Coram

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

1 Whether approved for reporting?

For the appellants: Ms. Shashi Kiran, Advocate.

For respondents No. 1 to 3/

Union of India: Mr. Kunal Thakur, Central

o Government Counsel.

For Crespondent No. 4/State: Mr. Manoj Chauhan and Mr.

Amandeep Sharma, Additional Advocates General, with Mr. Ankush Thakur and Mr. Balvinder Singh Ballu, Deputy

Advocates General.

For respondents No. 5 to 9: Mr. K.S. Dhaulta and Ms.

Bhavya, Advocates.

Sushil Kukreja, Judge.

The instant appeal has been preferred by the

appellants, who were petitioners No. 1 and 2 before the learned Court below (hereinafter referred to as “the appellants”) under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short “the Act”), against award dated 13.09.2013,

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

passed by learned District Judge, Sirmaur District at Nahan, H.P. (hereina