IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: February 09, 2026 PUNJAB WAKF BOARD AMBALA CANTT .......Appellant Versus PUNJAB STATE THROUGH LAC CUM S.D.O. CIVIL, HOSHIARPUR & ORS. ........Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Sudesh Sahi, Advocate for Mr. Sandeep Punchhi, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Gunjan Mehta, Addl. A.G. Punjab.

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HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL)

By way of present appeal, challenge has been laid to the judgment dated 03.10.1997 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Hoshiarpur (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-claimant, was dismissed.

2. Briefly stating, land measuring 16 kanals 2 marlas, situated within the revenue estate of Village Bajwara and 23 kanals 11 marlas situated in village Shergarh, Tehsil and District Hoshiarpur was acquired for the public purpose for construction of Ring Road, Hoshiarpur-Ph-II, Group-1 vide notification dated 21.05.1993 issued under Section 4 of the Act. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short ‘LAC’) vide Award dated 21.04.1994 asse