MOHINDER SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS judgment will also dispose of Execution First Appeal Nos. 470, 471, 711 of 1986 as common questions of law and facts are involved therein.

(2.) ALL these Appeals are directed against the judgment dated 16th January, 1986 of the learned Additional District Judge, Gurdaspur, whereby he directed the Appellants in each of the appeals to refund the following amount shown against their name to the Union of India;

(3.) THE facts in brief are taken from Execution First Appeal No. 712 of 1986. In pursuance of notice No. 1475/MLRO/Reader dated 10th June, 1965 published in the Government Gazette dated 25th June, 1965 under the Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immoveable Property Act, 1952 (hereinafter referred to as the Act), the Special Land Acquisition Collector acquired land measuring 386 Kanals 11 Marias belonging to Mohinder Singh and other Appellants situated in the area of village Daulatpur. Land of various other land -owners in the same area was also acquired. In pursuance of the provisions of the Act Shri Manmohan Singh Ahluwalia, the then Senior Subordinate Judge, Gurdaspur, was appointed arbitrator for the purpose of determining the amount of compensation payable for the land acquired and the person to whom the compensation is so payable in relation to the said acquisition and to make his award. He made his award dated 28th May, 1977. He determined the market value of the land as under: