KARTAR SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS order will dispose of R.F.A.Nos. 1556, 1698, 1801, 2201 of 1990, 91 to 93, 240 of 1994 and 928 of 1995 and cross objections No. 59 -CI of 1994, as common questions of law and facts are involved.

(2.) IN the appeals and cross objections filed by the land owners, they are seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the learned court below for the acquired land, whereas in the appeals filed by the State, the prayer is for reduction thereof.

(3.) LEARNED counsel for the State fairly submitted that the claim made by the land owners as well as the State in the present set of appeals is squarely covered by the judgment of this court in R.F.A. No. 349 of 1990 - Punjab State v. Madan Lal and others, decided on 23.9.1999.