FIRST APPEAL No. 255 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD FIRST APPEAL No. - 255 of 2026 Moradabad Development Authority .....Appellant(s) Versus Mohd. Aqil And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Dharmendra Singh Chauhan, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Tejasvi Misra Counsel for Respondent(s) : Sudeep Harkauli Court No. - 39 HON'BLE SANDEEP JAIN, J. 1. The instant appeal has been filed by the appellant - Moradabad Development Authority for reduction of compensation under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 against the impugned judgment and award dated 23.12.2019 passed by the Additional District Judge, Court No.1, Moradabad in L.A.R. No.112 of 1990 (Mohd. Aqil and another vs. State of U.P. and others), whereby for the land situated in Village Majhola, Tehsil and District Moradabad, which was acquired through notification issued under Section 4 of the Act of 1894 dated 04.04.1987, a compensation @ Rs.282/- per square meter along with other consequential benefits admissible under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 have been awarded to the landowners. 2. Learned counsel for the appellant - Moradabad Development Authority submitted that the acquired land was out of the city area, which was s