RFA-3096-2015 (O&M) and

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other connected cases

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH

RFA-3096-2015 (O&M)

Reserved on: 01.12.2022

Date of decision: 06.01.2023

ISHWAR SINGH AND ORS.

..Appellants

Versus

STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS.

..Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL

Present:

Mr. Aditya Jain, Advocate

Mr. Rajesh Arora, Advocate

Mr. Amit Kumar Jain, Advocate

Mr. M.L. Sharma, Advocate

Mr. Sudhir Aggarwal, Advocate

for the landowners.

Mr. J.S. Pannu, AAG, Haryana.

Mr. Harsh Vardhan, AAG, Haryana.

Mr. Pritam Singh Saini, Advocate

for HSIIDC.

ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.

1.

Introduction and background:

1.1

While praying for modification of the market value assessed in

two different awards passed by the Reference Court (hereinafter referred to

as 'the RC') on account of involuntary acquisition of the land, the

landowners as well as Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure

Development Corporation (hereinafter referred to as 'the HSIIDC') have

filed this batch of appeals (details whereof are at the foot of the judgment).

The notification under Section 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894

(hereinafter referred to as 'the 1894 Act') are co