IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CM Nos. 5215-CI of 2023 in/and RFA No. 8764 of 2014 (O&M) Date of Decision: 17.02.2026 Jasram and others ...Appellants Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Navmohit Singh, Advocate for the applicants-appellants / landowner.

Mr. Abhinash Jain, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana ****

HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL)

The appellants-landowners, by instituting the present appeal preferred under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short “the Act”), are seeking modification of the award dated 26.03.2014 passed by learned Additional District Judge, Faridabad (hereinafter to be referred as “Reference Court”) for enhancement of compensation amount.

[2] In pursuance of Haryana Govt. Notification under Section 4 of the Act issued on 07.02.2008, followed by Notification dated 06.02.2009 under Section 6 thereof, the land measuring 33.22 acres, including the land of appellant, situated in the revenue estate of Village Murtzapur, Tehsil & District Faridabad, was acquired. The public purpose for acquisition of the land was stated to be development and utilization of land as residential and commercial for Sectors 76 to 78, Faridabad. The Land Acquisition Collector, Urban Estate, Faridabad, Haryana (for short “LAC”), vide Award No. 26, dated 04.02.2011, assessed the market value of acquired land @

Rs. 42,00,000/- per acre alongwith other statutory benefits.

[3] Dissatisfied with the aforesaid Award, landowners / interested persons filed objections under Section 18 of the Act, which were decided vide award dated 26.03.2014 by Reference Court, whereby the market value of the acquired land was enhanced / assessed @ Rs. 1052/- per square yard besides granting statutory benefits.

[4] Aggrieved thereof, the landowners preferred the present appeal, which was disposed off in a bunch of appeals vide order dated 16.09.2015, lead case of which was RFA-7108-2012, titled “Rampal and others Versus Land Acquisition Collector and another”, thereby awarding compensation @ Rs. 1700/- per square yard. Later on, some other landowners challenged the judgment passed in Ram Pal’s case (supra) before the Hon’ble Supreme Court, which came to be set aside on 06.12.2017 in Civil Appeal No(s) 21014-21016 of 2017, titled “Premwati & Ors. Versus State of Haryana & Anr.”, thereby remanding the matter back for fresh adjudication.

[5] Again the matter was decided by Single Bench of this Court vide judgment dated 31.05.2019 in Ram Pal’s case (supra), whereby the market value for the acquired land with regard to the notification dated 07.02.2008 pertaining to Villages Bhatola, Murtazapur and Badoli/Baroli, was fixed @ Rs.1551/- per square yard (Rs.75,06,840/- per acre) and for other three villages i.e. Fajjupur Majra Neemka, Neemka, Faridpur, the market value was fixed @ Rs.1410/- per square yard (Rs. 68,24,400/- per acre).

[6] Against the judgment dated 31.05.2019 (supra), parties approached Hon’ble Supreme Court in a batch of appeals, lead case of which was Civil Appeal No. 2903 of 2021, titled “Banwari Lal & Anr. Versus State of Haryana & Ors.”, which have been decided on three different dates, 08.07.2021, 13.07.2021 & 14.07.2021.

[7] Now, by way of application bearing CM No. 5215-CI of 2023 moved on behalf of the applicants-appellants / landowners, who did not approach the Hon’ble Apex Court, prayer has been made for disposal of the main appeal in terms of judgment dated 14.07.2021 rendered by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Banwari Lal’s case (supra)

[8] It is contended by learned counsel for the applicants- appellants / landowners that present appeal is squarely covered with the judgment of Banwari Lal’s case (supra), arising out of the same notification vide which the land of applicants-appellants had been acquired. [9] Learned State Counsel does not dispute the afore-stated factual position about judgment dated 14.07.2021 passed in Banwari Lal’s case (supra);