PARTAP SINGH vs LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR-CUM-SDM AND ORS

1 RFA Nos.2693 of 2018 with other connected cases IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 138 RFA No.2693 of 2018 (O&M) with other connected cases Date of Decision: 01.05.2026 PARTAP SINGH ......Appellant(s) Vs LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR-CUM-SDM-KHADOOR SAHIB, DISTRICT TARN TARAN AND ORS. ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Karanjit Singh, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Athar Ahmed, DAG, Punjab. **** HARKESH MANUJA, J. (Oral) [1]. Vide this common order, the present appeals bearing RFA Nos.2693, 2694, 2695, 2696 of 2018; 3966, 3967, 3968 & 3969 of 2019 (O&M) are being decided as all these appeals have arisen out of common acquisition and involve identical facts and questions of law. For the sake of brevity, facts are being taken from RFA No.2693 of 2018. [2]. By way of present appeal(s), challenge has been laid to the Award dated 24.01.2018 passed by the learned Addl. District Judge, Tarn Taran (hereinafter to be referred as the ‘Reference Court’). [3]. Briefly stating, in the present case(s), certain land owned by the appellant(s)/landowner(s) situated within the revenue estate of village Khadoor Sahib, District Tarn Taran, came