IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH RFA-1896-1997 (O&M) Decided on:-05.02.2026 Gurdev Singh (since deceased) thr. his LRs ....Appellant.

vs.

Punjab State Electricity Board and another ....Respondents.

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Nitish Kaushal, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Parminder Singh-I, Advocate for respondent-PSEB.

Mr. Brij Bhushan Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Deepak Suri, Advocate for PSTCL.

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HARKESH MANUJA J. (Oral)

1. By way of present appeal, challenge has been laid to an award dated 23.05.1997 passed by the Court of learned Additional District Judge, Rupnagar (for short, “Reference Court”), whereby, a reference petition preferred under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as “1894 Act”) at the instance of appellant-landowner, was partly allowed.

2. Briefly stating, land measuring 3 kanals & 7 marlas owned by the appellant situated in the revenue estate of Village Khuni Majra, District Ropar was acquired vide notifications dated 31.12.1989 and 28.02.1990, issued under Sections 4 & 6 respectively of the 1894 Act, followed by an award dated 07.08.1990 while awarding compensation at the rate of Rs.60,0