landowners invoking Section 64 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabiliation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (for short, “2013 Act”), were partly allowed.

3. Brief facts of the case are that 132 kanal of land owned by the appellants-landowners, situated in the revenue estate of Village Mohammadpur Jharsa, Tehsil & District Gurugram, was sought to be acquired vide notifications dated 24.12.2013 and 18.12.2014, issued under Sections 4 & 6, respectively, of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as “1894 Act), for the public purpose, namely, Metro Rail Track and its allied uses. The Land Acquisition Collector-cum-District Revenue Officer vide its award dated 13.01.2017, assessed the market value of the acquired land at the rate of Rs.1,90,00,000/- per acre.

4. Aggrieved of the same, the appellants-landowners invoked separate reference petition(s) under Section 64 of the 2013 Act, seeking enhancement of compensation. Upon consideration of the material available on record, the Reference Court vide its Award dated 11.04.2025, enhanced the market value to Rs.2,04,02,826/- per acre besides grant of all other statutory benefits.

5. Feeling di