JAGIR SINGH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is a regular first appeal and has been directed against the judgment dated 29.7.1998 passed by the Addl. District Judge, Ambala, who dismissed the application under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act by holding as follows :-

(2.) SOME facts can be noticed in the following manner :- Appellant Jagir Singh and others filed a petition under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act for the enhancement of compensation against the order of the Collector. Three land references were referred to the Court under Section 18 of the Act and all were consolidated vide order dated 28.2.1997 and it was also ordered that the evidence will be recorded in case titled Jagir Singh v. State.

(3.) IT appears from the record that this case was fixed for the evidence of appellant/petitioners on 29.7.1998. Of course, on that date neither the petitioners nor any witness was present, resultantly their evidence was closed by order and the award of the Collector was approved.