M/S RATTAN CHAND SAW MILL vs UT OF CHANDIGARH

1 RFA-5764-2012 and other connected cases 118 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH RFA-5764-2012 and other connected cases Date of Decision: May 01, 2026 M/S RATTAN CHAND SAW MILL . .......Appellant Versus UNION TERRITORY, CHANDIGARH ........Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Rajiv Dhiman, Advocate and Mr. S.N. Kandpal, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Sumeet Jain, Addl. Standing counsel, U.T. Chandigarh. **** HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL) Vide this common order, a batch of 6 Regular First Appeal(s) shall stand disposed of, details of which are mentioned in the footnote of the judgment. For convenience, the facts are culled out from RFA-5764-2012. 2. By way of present appeal(s), challenge has been laid to the judgment dated 17.07.2012 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Chandigarh (for short ‘Reference Court’) whereby the reference petition filed under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) by the appellant(s)-landowner(s), seeking enhancement of compensation was partly allowed. 3. Briefly stating, certain land, situated within the revenue estate of Village Manimajra, Chandigarh was