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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CM-5264-CI-2023 in, and

RFA-1821-2023 (O&M)

Date of decision: 07.05.2026

Hawa Singh (since deceased) through his LRs and others

. . . . Appellants

Vs.

Haryana Government and others

. . . . Respondents

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA

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Present: - Ms. Sharmila Sharma, Advocate, for the appellants.

Mr. Pritam S. Saini, Additional A.G. Haryana with

Mr. Gaurav Garg, AAG, Haryana.

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DEEPAK GUPTA, J.

This appeal under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894

arises out of the award dated 31.03.2012 passed by the Reference Court of

Learned Additional District Judge Sonipat, relating to acquired land situated

in village Asawarpur, District Sonipat. The appeal is also accompanied by

application bearing CM-5264-CI-2023 under Section 5 of the Limitation Act,

1983 seeking condonation of delay of 3426 days in filing the appeal.

2. As the paper-book would reveal that land situated in various

villages including Asawarpur was notified for acquisition under Section 4 of

the Land Acquisition Act on 17.11.2005, followed by another notification

dated 07.02.2006 under Section 6 of the Act for public purpose, namely for

the development and utilization of land as commercial, institutional and

residential area for Sectors 65, 66, 67 and 68 Sonipat. The Land Acquisition

Collector awarded (cid:1)12,50,000/- per acre for all kinds of land as

compensation for the land along with other benefits.

VIVEK PAHWA

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3. The acquired land included the land of the appellants, situated

in village Asawarpur. Various landowners, including the appellant, preferred

references under Section 18 of the Act. The Reference Court decided all

those references in a bunch led by LAC No.398 of 2011 titled ‘Mauji Ram v.

State of Haryana’, vide his award dated 31.03.2012 and assessed the

market value of the acquired land at ₹32,00,000/- per acre along with all

other statutory benefits.

4. Not satisfied with the aforesaid award, the appellants are in

the present appeal accompanied by application to condone the delay.

5. In the application of condonation of delay, it is submitted that

as many as 6 references were filed by the petitioners, which were decided

in a bunch. The counsel engaged to file the appeals was provided

documents of all the cases. However, when the RFAs of the other

landowners were decided by a consolidated order, it came to the notice of

the appellants, at the time of disbursal of compensation, that RFAs of only

04 references had been filed and that 2 RFAs were not filed inadvertently,

which has resulted in the delay of 3426 days in filing the appeal.

6. The appellants further submit that appeals arising out of the

same acquisition were decided by this Court on 03.11.2015. Subsequent

proceedings before the Hon’ble Supreme Court, including SLPs, review

applications, and remand, culminated in a common judgment dated

05.07.2019 passed by a Coordinate Bench in RFA No.4101-2008 titled

HSIIDC v.Rajesh Kumar and others, whereby compensation was enhanced.

It is submitted that the present appellants stands on identical footing and

that parity demands extension of the same benefit.

7. Learned State counsel filed reply to the application for

condonation of delay today in Court and the same is taken on record. He

while opposing condonation of delay, has fairly conceded that the land of

the appellants forms part of the same acquisition and is governed by the

judgment dated 05.07.2019.

VIVEK PAHWA

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8. Heard. It is noticed that the applicants alongwith various other

landowners had sought references under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition

Act, 1894, which were decided by the Reference Court on 31.03.2012.

Other landowners preferred appeals before this Court seeking further

enhancement, which were disposed of by a Coordin