VED PAUL & ANR vs STATE OF HARYANA & ANR

SONIKA 2026.05.26 19:01 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document RFA-3819-1999 (O&M) and other connected cases --2-- Kurukshetra (for short, “the Reference Court”), whereby, separate reference petition(s) preferred at the instance of appellant(s)/landowner(s) invoking Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for brevity, “1894 Act”), were partly accepted. 3. Brief facts of the case are that some land owned by the appellant(s)/landowner(s), situated in the revenue estate of Village Darran Kalan, District Kurukshetra, was acquired vide notifications dated 12.07.1993 and 13.01.1994, issued under Sections 4 & 6 respectively of the 1894 Act, for the public purpose, namely, “for land scrapping, roads, foot path and various development activities”. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, “the LAC”) vide its Award dated 06.09.1995, assessed the market value of the acquired land of Chahi/Nehri @ Rs.2,25,600/- per acre besides granting other statutory benefits under the 1894 Act. 4. Feeling dissatisfied with the award passed by the LAC, the appellant(s)-landowner(s) preferred reference petition(s) under Section 18 of the 1894 Act, seeking enhancement of compensation