IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: February 09, 2026 STATE OF HARYANA ........Appellant Versus HARI RAM ........Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Abhinash Jain, DAG, Haryana.

None for the respondent(s)-landowner(s).

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HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL)

Vide this common order, a batch of 3 Regular First Appeals shall stand disposed of, details whereof are mentioned in the footnote of the judgment. For convenience, the facts are drawn from RFA-768-2000.

By way of present appeal, challenge has been laid to the judgment dated 05.08.1999 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Gurgaon (for short ‘Reference Court’) whereby the reference petition filed under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) by the appellant(s) was partly allowed.

2. In the present case, notification under Section 4 of the Act was issued on 14.06.1986 (published on 15.07.1986) and under Section 6 issued on 14.11.1986 (published on 01.12.1986) followed by passing of award on 25.03.1987 for land measuring 4.36 acres situated in revenue estate of village Bhonkarka, Tehsil and District Gurgaon. The acquisition w