landowner(s), situated in the revenue estate of Village Nahar, Tehsil Kosli, District Rewari, was acquired vide notifications dated 10.03.2010 (published on 23.03.2010) and 21.05.2010 (published on 08.06.2010), issued under Sections 4 & 6 respectively of the 1894 Act. The total land under acquisition was 74 kanals 7 marlas. The acquisition was for the public purpose, namely, “for construction of Nahar Minor”. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, “the LAC”) vide its Award No.4 dated 25.04.2011, assessed the market value of the acquired land @ Rs.20 lakhs per acre with all other statutory benefits.

4. Aggrieved of the same, the landowner(s) invoked separate reference petition(s) 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 decision dated 27.08.2015, enhanced the market value of the acquired land to Rs.22 lakhs per acre alongwith all other statutory benefits under the 1894 Act.

5. Feeling dissatisfied with the aforesaid decision of the learned Reference Court, the State as well as landowner(s) preferred the appeals/cross appeals, details whereof are mentioned at t