IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE G. S. AHLUWALIA th ON THE 10 OF JULY, 2025 FIRST APPEAL No. 512 of 2024 THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Versus SUJAN SINGH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Sanjay Singh Kushwaha – Government Advocate for appellants/State.

Shri Chetan Kanungo – Advocate for respondents No.2 and 4.

JUDGEMENT

This first appeal under Section 54 of Land Acquisition Act has been filed against the order/Award dated 29.06.2022 passed by V District Judge, Gwalior in MJC (Land Acquisition) No.179/2022 by which reference filed by respondent has been allowed.

2. It is submitted by counsel for the parties that so far as the ground raised by appellants with regard to the fact as to whether reference was barred by time or not and whether respondent had accepted compensation amount without Signature Not Verified Signed by: PAWAN protest or not is concerned, same has already been decided by this Court by order dated 23.06.2025 in the case of State of M.P. And Others Vs. Lokendra Singh in FA. No.264/2021, therefore, for the aforesaid grounds are duly covered by order passed by this Court in the case of Lokendra Singh (supra) However, it is submi