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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH *****

RFA-3809-1998 (O&M)

Date of Decision: 09.02.2026 Mohinder Pal and anr. …….Appellants Versus Haryana State through Secretary, PWD(B&R), Deptt. Chandigarh.

..….Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. H.S. Kasan, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Abhinash Jain, DAG, Haryana.

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HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL)

By way of filing the present appeal(s) challenge has been laid to the decision dated 30.07.1998 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Panipat-cum-Reference Court (for short ‘the Reference Court’).

2. Briefly stating, some land, situated within the revenue estate of Village Pasina Khurd, the then District Karnal was acquired by the Government of Haryana vide notifications dated 04.09.1975 (published on 16.9.1975) and 22.12.1976 (published on 04.01.1977), issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, for short ‘the Act’ respectively, for public purpose i.e. “for the construction of link road from national Highway No.1 (G.T. Road) to Village Nurpur Gujran”. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short ‘the LAC’) vide award 24.10.1985 assessed market value in respect of the acqu