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

RFA-592-2024 (O&M) &

XOBJR-46-2024 Date of Decision: 12.05.2026 Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA), Mohali …….Appellant Versus Swaran Singh Kahlon and anr. ..….Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr.Karan Gupta, Advocate for the appellant(s).

Mr.Naresh Kaushal, Advocate and Mr. Nitish Kaushal, Advocate for the landowners.

Mr. Karunesh Kaushal, AAG, Punjab.

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HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL)

Vide this common order, a bunch of 16 Regular First Appeals and 08 XOBJRs, details of which are given in the footnote of this judgment, are being decided as all the appeals have arisen out of common acquisition/Award involving identical facts and question of law. For the sake of brevity, facts are being taken from RFA No.592 of 2024 and XOBJR 46-2024.

2. By way of present appeal(s), challenge has been laid to the Award dated 31.01.2024 passed by the learned Addl. District Judge, SAS Nagar, Mohali (hereinafter to be referred as the ‘Reference Court’).

3. Briefly stating, in the present case(s), certain land situated within the revenue estates of Villages Mullanpur Garibdas, Parol and Hoshiarpur,