STATE OF HARYANA Vs. MURTI DEVI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) VIDE this judgment, following RFAs filed by the State as well as claimants and cross objections filed by the claimants would be disposed of as they have arisen out of the same award passed by the Reference Courts.

(2.) LAND Acquisition Collector vide its award dated 8.11.2005 assessed the market value of the acquired land at the rate of Rs. 6,00,000/ - per acre qua nehri, chahi, gair mumkin and banjar land and Rs. 5,00,000/ - per acre for tal and tibba etc. Aggrieved against the said award, the land owners sought references under Section 18 of the Act. Vide separate awards, the Reference Courts have disposed of the references and have granted compensation at the rate of Rs. 670/ - per square yard or Rs. 32,42,800/ - per acre. For disposal of these appeals, evidence is being discussed from RFA No. 5626 of 2010.

(3.) LEARNED counsel for the claimants have submitted that the Reference Courts had rightly based reliance on order passed by this Court in RFA No. 3489 of 1999 and another connected appeals decided on 12.7.2006. This Court had assessed the compensation at the rate of Rs. 235/ - per square yard. However the Apex Court had enhanced the said amount of compensation to Rs. 325/ - per square yard. Hence, the claimants were entitled to receive the enhanced amount of compensation as per the assessment of the Apex Court.