IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH *****

RFA No. 246-2018 (O&M)

Date of Decision: 18.05.2026 Rattno (deceased) through LRs. …….Appellants Versus The Collector, Gurdaspur and ors. ..….Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. R.S. Manhas, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Gunjan Mehta, Addl.A.G., Punjab.

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HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL)

By way of present appeal, challenge has been laid to an award dated 11.01.2012 passed by the learned Reference Court-

cum-Addl. District Judge, Gurdaspur.

2. Briefly stating, in the present case, some land owned by the appellant situated in revenue estate of Village Phangota Khas, Pathankot (erstwhile District Gurdaspur) came to be acquired vide notifications dated 07.08.1995 and 17.06.1996 issued under Sections 4 and 6 respectively of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act'). The acquisition was carried out for public purpose of construction of reservoir area of Ranjit Sagar Dam, Pathankot. At the time of acquisition, certain construction was already existing over the land in question regarding which award was passed by Land Acquisition Collector (for short 'the LAC') on 10.07.1998 granti