IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA RFA No. 384 of 2014 Reserved on: 07.03.2026 Date of decision: 12.03.2026 ________________________________________________

The Collector Land Acquisition HPPWD & others f …..Appellants.

Versus Bansi Ram & others ……Respondents.

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

1 Whether approved for reporting?

For the apopellants: Mr. B.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General.

Respondents No. 1(a) to 1(d) ex parte.

For respondents No. 1 to 4: Mr. Surya Chauhan, Advocate.

Sushil Kukreja, Judge.

The instant appeal has been preferred by the H appellants/State, who were respondents 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 19.08.2011, passed by learned Additional District Judge, Mandi, H.P. (hereinafter referred to as “the learned Reference Court”), in Land Reference Petition No. 55 of 2003 (alongwith other reference

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

petitions), whereby the learned Reference Court enhanced the compensation.

2. The brief fa