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

RFA-2132-2002 (O&M)

Date of Decision: 17.04.2026 Hakam Singh and others …….Appellants Versus Union of India and anr.

..….Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Ms. Simran Atwal, Advocate for Ms. Supriya Garg, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Arun Goasin, Sr. Panel counsel with Mr. Ramandeep Singh Sandhu, Advocate for respondent No.1.

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

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HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL)

Vide this common order, a bunch of 10 Regular First Appeals, 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.2132-2002.

2. By way of present appeal(s), challenge has been laid to the Award dated 12.11.2001 passed by the learned Addl. District Judge, Bathinda (for short, “the Reference Court”), whereby the benefit of interest on solatium component has been declined to the appellants / landowners.

3. Briefly stating, some land forming part of the revenue estate of Villages Bucho Khurd and Bucho Kalan was acquired for p