IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

Date of Decision: 12.01.2026

RAM SINGH & OTHERS ......Appellants

Vs

STATE OF HARYANA ...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA

Present: Mr. Jai Parkash Dhull, Advocate

for the appellants.

Mr. Abhinash Jain, D.A.G., Haryana.

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HARKESH MANUJA, J. (Oral)

[1]. By way of present appeal(s), challenge has been laid to the Award dated 18.11.1997 passed by the learned Addl. District Judge, Kaithal (hereinafter to be referred as the ‘Reference Court’) whereby market value of the land with

respect to acquisition was enhanced to Rs.2,20,000/- per acre.

[2]. Briefly stating, in the present case, land measuring 3.10 acres situated within the revenue estate of village Dhand, Tehsil and District Kaithal came to be acquired vide Notifications dated 11.08.1994 and 05.12.1994 issued under Sections 4 & 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short the ‘1894 Act’) respectively for the public purpose namely for construction of New Dhand Bye-pass, followed by an Award passed by the Land Acquisition Collector (for short ‘the LAC’) on 30.03.1995 thereby determining the market value of the acquired land as

Rs.1,20,000/- per acre besides award of al