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

RFA-1908-1999 (O&M)

Date of Decision: 06.02.2026 M/s Anant Hari Steel Industries …….Appellant Versus State of Haryana ..….Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr.Sachin Mittal, Advocate for the appellant (through whatsapp video call)

Mr. Abhinash Jain, DAG, Haryana.

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HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL)

By way of present appeal, challenge has been land to an award dated 30.08.1997 passed by learned Additional District Judge-

cum-Reference Court, Gurgaon (for short ‘the Reference Court’).

2. Briefly stating, some land owned by the appellant/ landowner forming part of the revenue estate of Village Jharsa came to be acquired vide notifications dated 27.08.1987 and 25.08.1988 issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, ‘the Act’), respectively, followed by the award dated

16.03.1989.

3. The appellant/ landowner did not file objections under Section 18 of the Act , however, based on an Award dated 06.05.1994 passed by learned Reference Court at Gurugaon, in relation to the same very acquisition, preferred application under Section 28 A of the Act before the Land Acquisition Collector (for