dated 11.03.2000 passed by the Court of learned Additional District Judge, Kurukshetra (for short, “Reference Court”), whereby, reference petition preferred at the instance of appellant(s)-landowner(s) invoking Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for brevity, “1894 Act”), was partly allowed.

3. Brief facts of the case are that some land owned by the appellant(s)-landowner(s), situated in the revenue estate of Village Darra Kalan, District Kurukshetra, was acquired vide notifications dated 28.08.1995 and 29.08.1995, issued under Sections 4 & 6, respectively of the 1894 Act, for the public purpose namely, “for construction of the road from Amin Road to T.P. Scheme No.7-B, Kurukshetra”. The Land Acquisition Collector vide its award dated 13.10.1995 assessed the market value @ Rs.4,25,000/- per acre along with other statutory benefits.

4. Feeling dissatisfied with the award passed by the Land Acquisition Collector, the appellant(s)-landowner(s) preferred reference petition under Section 18 of the 1894 Act, seeking enhancement of compensation. Upon consideration of the material available on record, the learned Reference Court vide its award dated 11.03.2000, partly allowed the r