ARB SINGH vs STATE OFPB.

RFA-2370-2002 (O&M) [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***** RFA No. 2370-2002 (O&M) Date of Decision: 18.05.2026 Arb Singh Pathania …….Appellant Versus State of Punjab and ors. ..….Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. R.S. Manhas, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Gunjan Mehta, Addl.A.G., Punjab. --- HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL) By way of present appeal, challenge has been laid to an award 19.03.2002 passed by the Court of Additional District Judge, Gurdaspur. (hereinafter referred to as 'the Reference Court'). 2. Briefly stating, the land owned by the appellant, situated in Village Phangota, Tehsil Pathankot, District Gurdaspur, was acquired vide notifications dated 07.08.1995 and 23.07.1996 issued under Section 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, respectively (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act'). Award under Section 11 of the Act was passed by the Land Acquisition Collector (for short 'the Act') on 25.08.1998. The public purpose of acquisition was for construction of Reservoir area of Ranjit Sagar Dam Project, of Shahpurkandi township. 3. The present reference petition pertains to enhancement qua the structures existing ov