GURBHAJAN SINGH Vs. LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS judgment of mine would dispose of a bunch of 62 Regular First Appeals, bearing Nos. 1802 of 1996, 1459, 1799, 1466, 1166 to 1171, 1602 to 1605, 1607, 1608, 1641 to 1644, 1698, 1742, 1743, 1798, 1800 to 1803, 2084, 2130 2305, 2397, 2407, 1167, 1168 of 1995, 582 of 1996 and 2014 of 2003 filed by the claimants/land-owners for enhancement of compensation and R.F.A. Nos. 1669 to 1675; 2180 to 2199 of 1995 and 4071 of 2002, filed by Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation, against the award dated 27.1.1995, passed by the Reference Court. Since all these appeals arise out of one and the same judgment, pertaining to the same notification and common questions of law and facts are involved therein, so they are being taken up together for decision.

(2.) IN nutshell, facts culminating to the commencement of these sixty two appeals may be recapitulated thus :-

(3.) NOW , the land owners, being dissatisfied with the aforesaid rate of compensation, awarded by the Reference Court have come up in 35 Regular First Appeals for enhancement of compensation atleast at the rate of Rs. 4,00,000/- per acre. On the other hand, Punjab Small Industries and Exports Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "the Corporation") has also filed appeals for making reduction in the compensation awarded by the Reference Court.