IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT

SHIMLA

RFA No. 283 of 2013

Reserved on: 17.12.2025 Date of decision: 06.01.2026

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Tribhuwan & others

…..Appellants.

Versus

State of Himachal Pradesh & others

……Respondents.

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Coram

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

1 Whether approved for reporting?

For the appellants: Mr. B.S. Chauhan, Senior

Advocate, with Mr. Abhinav

Sharma, Advocate.

For respondents No. 1 to 3: Mr. Amandeep Sharma,

Additional Advocate General.

Respondents No. 4(a) to 4(c) & 5 to 7 ex parte.

Sushil Kukreja, Judge.

The instant appeal has been preferred by the

appellants, who were petitioners/claimants before the learned Court below (hereinafter referred to as “the petitioners/claimants”) under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short “the Act”) against award dated 26.12.2012, passed by learned District Judge, Kinnaur at Rampur Bushahr (hereinafter referred to as “the learned

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

Reference Court”), in Land Reference Petition No. 65 of

2006.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the land of the petitioners/cla