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Punjab-Haryana High Court

Rampal And Anr vs State Of Haryana And Ors on 1 June, 2022

Author: Anil Kshetarpal

Bench: Anil Kshetarpal

  RFA-2116-2016 (O&M) and                                               -1-
  other connected cases

         IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
                        CHANDIGARH

                                                      RFA-2116-2016 (O&M)
                                                      Reserved on: 24.05.2022
                                                   Date of decision: 01.06.2022

  RAMPAL AND ANR                                             ..Appellants
                                     Versus
  STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS                                   ..Respondents

  CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANILKSHETARPAL

  Present:     Mr. Aashish Chopra, Sr. Advocate
               with Ms. Sugandha Kundu, Advocate
               Ms. Gurpreet Randhawa, Advocate.

               Mr. Sudhir Aggarwal, Advocate
               Mr. Ajay Ghangas, Advocate
               Mr. Aditya Jain, Advocate
               Mr. Tarun Yadav, Advocate
               Mr. Gaurav Aggarwal, Advocate
               Mr. Sanjay Vij, Advocate
               Mr. Pawan Kumar, Advocate
               Mr. Saurabh Arora, Advocate
               Mr. Atul Yadav, Advocate
               Mr. Sanjay Verma, Advocate
               Mr. D.K. Singal, Advocate
               Mr. Kapil Kumar, Advocate
               for Mr. Keshav Pratap Singh, Advocate
               for the landowners.

               Mr. Arun Gosain, Advocate
               Mr. Sudhir Nar, Advocate
               Mr. Shivoy Dhir, Advocate
               Mr. Sunil Kumar Sharma, Advocate
               Mr. Anil Chawla, Advocate
               for Union of India.

               Ms. Vibha Tewari, AAG, Haryana.

  ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.

1. BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION 1.1 Two batches of appeals (details whereof are on the foot of the judgment), filed under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 For Subsequent orders see IOIN-RFA-2116-2016 Decided by HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL 1 of 21 ::: Downloaded on - 24-12-2022 00:20:34 ::: RFA-2116-2016 (O&M) and -2- other connected cases (hereinafter referred to as 'the 1894 Act'), with a prayer to modify the awards passed by the Reference Court (hereinafter referred to as 'the RC') on 15.01.2016 as well as 15.03.2016, arising from common notifications under Section 4, 6 of the 1894 Act, shall stand disposed of. The acquisition has been made for establishing National Defence University in villages Binola and Bilaspur (contiguous villages) in Teshil Manesar, District Gurugram. 1.2 The learned counsel representing the parties are not only common but also ad idem that these appeals can conveniently be disposed of by a common judgment.

1.3 The relevant particulars of the case are as under:-

Sr. Title Details No.

1. Notification under Section 4 of 21.01.2011 the 1894 Act was issued proposing to acquire land for National Defence University.

2. Declaration under Section 6 of 12.01.2012 the 1894 Act was published.

3. Vide Awards No.13 and 14, 08.09.2012 The Land Acquisition Collector assessed the market value of the acquired land at the rate of Rs.52,00,000/- per acre while observing that 25% extra per acre shall be payable for the land abutting National Highway No.8 upto the depth of 2 acre of village Binola which comes to Rs.65,00,000/- per acre shall be paid.

4. Extent of land acquired In Village Binola:- 162 acres, 2 kanals and 4 marlas, In village Bilaspur:- 42 acres 6 kanals and 11 marlas.

5. While deciding 18 reference 15.01.2016 petitions, the RC assessed the For Subsequent orders see IOIN-RFA-2116-2016 Decided by HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL 2 of 21 ::: Downloaded on - 24-12-2022 00:20:35 ::: RFA-2116-2016 (O&M) and -3-

other connected cases market value of the acquired land at the rate of Rs.73,64,787/- with respect to village Bilaspur.

6. With respect to the acquired 15.03.2016 land in village Binola, the RC relying upon the judgment dated 15.01.2016, assessed the same market value i.e. Rs.73,64,787/-.

1.4 The landowners claim that the acquired land is not less than Rs.10 Crore per acre. It is claimed that the acquired land is located near the factory of Hero Honda and Ansal Industrial Park. Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway is hardly 5 kms away from the acquired land. There are four engineering colleges in the nearby area. On the other hand, Union of India claim that the assessment has been correctly made by a Committee consisting of senior officers and the market value of the acquired land is not more than what has been awarded.

2. ORAL AND DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE PRODUCED IN VILLAGE BINOLA 2.1 ORAL EVIDENCE:-

2.1.1 In the cases arising from village Binola, the landowners have examined the following witnesses:-
1. PW-1 Sh. Babu Lal, Patwari
2. PW-2 Sh. Subhash Chand, Patwari,
3. PW-3 Sh. Ajay Kumar, Registration Clerk
4. PW-4 Sh. Rameshwar
5. PW-5 Sh. Bishan Kumar, Clerk from Excise and Taxation Department
6. PW-7 Sh. Amit Bhandari, Director of For Subsequent orders see IOIN-RFA-2116-2016 Decided by HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL

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7. PW-8 Sh. Inder, Patwari

8. PW-9 Sh. Lalit Kumar, Photographer

9. PW-10 Sh. Ashok Kumar, one of the landowner 2.1.2 On the other hand, the respondents examined the following witnesses:-

RW-1 Sh. Rattan Singh, SDO-II, Defence State Officer, Delhi Circle, Delhi Cantt.
2.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE:
2.2.1 The landowners in order to prove their case, produced the following evidence apart from the sale deeds, table of which is compiled in para 3.2.2 of the judgment:-
                     Sr. No.       Exhibit                      Particular
                        1.       Ex.P-1             Revenue layout plan of village
                                                    Binola
                        2.       Ex.P-2             Revenue layout plant of village
                                                    Bilaspur
                        3.       Ex.PW5/A           Form VAT-GI
                        4.       Ex.PW6/1           Report of architect, engineer and
                                                    valuer
                        5.       Ex.P6/2            Plan of existing building
                        6.       Ex.P8              Final development plan for
                                                    control areas of Gurgaon-
                                                    Manesar Urban Complex, 2021
                        7.       Ex.P9              Final development plan for
                                                    control areas of Gurgaon-
                                                    Manesar Urban Complex, 2025
                        8.       Ex.P-10            Final development plan for
                                                    control areas of Gurgaon-
                                                    Manesar Urban Complex, 2031
                                                    AD
                        9.       Ex.P9              Final development plan for
                                                    control areas of Pataudi and

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other connected cases Haily Mandi, 2031

10. Ex.PW8/A Statement prepared by LAC

11. Ex.PW8/B Statement prepared by LAC

12. Ex.PW9/1 Photographs to Ex.PW9/34

13. Ex.P10/B Part of the revenue layout plan and Ex.P10/C

14. Ex.P12 Information received under Right to Information Act, 2005 2.2.2 On the other hand, the Union of India has produced Ex.R-2 (proceedings of the meeting of Divisional level Committee held on 02.02.2012) and Ex.R-3 (the award passed by the RC on 15.01.2016, while deciding the cases of village Bilaspur acquired by same notification).

3. ORAL AND DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE PRODUCED IN VILLAGE BILASPUR 3.1 ORAL EVIDENCE:

3.1.1 In the cases arising from village Bilaspur, the landowners examined the following witnesses:-
             Sr. No.            Exhibit                         Particular
                1.          Ex.PW-1          Sh. Bhupender Singh, Registration
                                             Clerk
                2.          Ex.PW-2          Sh. Babu Lal, Patwari
                3.          Ex.PW-3          Sh. Adarsh Kumar, one of the
                                             landowner.


  3.1.2        Whereas, on the other hand, respondents examined Sh. Rattan

Singh, SDO-II, Office of Defence State Officer, Delhi Circle, Delhi Cantt. 3.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE:
3.2.1 The landowners in order to prove their case, produced the For Subsequent orders see IOIN-RFA-2116-2016 Decided by HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL 5 of 21 ::: Downloaded on - 24-12-2022 00:20:35 ::: RFA-2116-2016 (O&M) and -6-

other connected cases following evidence apart from the sale deeds, table of which is compiled in para 3.2.2 of the judgment:-

Ex.P-5 (revenue layout plan).
On the other hand, the Union of India has produced the revenue layout plan and the sale deeds details whereof are given in the separate table, produced in para 3.2.2 of the judgment.

  3.2.2                          VILLAGE BILASPUR

   Sr. Exhibit Sale       Date       Total Area     Land         Price       Price Per    Village
   No. Nos. Deed                                  Calculated consideration     Acre
               No.                                in Marlas

          P-3    1981   07.01.2011   5A-3K-9M             869   80000000     14729574    Bilaspur
     1.
          P-4    1276   05.08.2011    4A-2K-         680.39     59000000     13874395    Bilaspur
     2.                               0.39M
          R-3    412    09.06.2010      6K                120   3000000      4000000     Bilaspur
     3.
          R-4    440    14.06.2010   1A-5K-10M            270   6750000      4000000     Bilaspur
     4.
          R-5    476    17.06.2010   3A-3K-7M             547   13675000     4000000     Bilaspur
     5.
          R-6    525    25.06.2010    6K-10M              130   3643000      4483692     Bilaspur
     6.
          R-7    1148   06.10.2010     1A-1K-         192.5     4894450      4068114     Bilaspur
     7.                                12.5M
          R-8    1442   16.11.2010   1A-5K-10M            270   7087500      4200000     Bilaspur
     8.
          R-9    1443   16.11.2010   1A-5K-10M            270   7087500      4200000     Bilaspur
     9.
          R-10   1524   24.11.2010    6K-15M              135   4218750      5000000     Bilaspur
    10.
          R-11   1575   30.11.2010   1A-4K-1M             241   7500000      4979253     Bilaspur
    11.
          R-12   1599   02.12.2010   1A-6K-12M            292   7665000      4200000     Bilaspur
    12.
          R-13   1630   06.12.2010   2A-2K-7M             367   9633750      4200000     Bilaspur
    13.
          R-14   1641   06.12.2010    4K-10M              90    3000000      5333333     Bilaspur
    14.
          R-15   1740   15.12.2010   2A-3K-9M             389   12156250     5000000     Bilaspur
    15.
          R-16   2795   01.03.2011    4K-19M              99    2600000      4202020     Bilaspur
    16.
          R-17   2796   01.03.2011      5K                100   2625000      4200000     Bilaspur
    17.
          R-18   2799   01.03.2011     1A-3K-         220.3     6181250      4489332     Bilaspur
    18.                                 0.3M
          R-19   2800   01.03.2011    7K-6.8M         146.8     4131250      4502724     Bilaspur
    19.
          R-20   2802   01.03.2011   6K-14.2M         134.2     3774500      4500149     Bilaspur
    20.




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other connected cases VILLAGE BINOLA Sr. Exhibit Sale Date Area Land Price Price Per Acre Village No. Nos. Deed Calculated consideration No. in Marlas

1. P-1 9683 03.08.2007 8A-7K-2M 1422 190000000 21378340 Binola P-6 P-7

2. P-2 3145 31.03.2011 15A-6K- 2532 89000000 5624012 Binola 12M

3. P-3 669 26.07.2010 210 - 8,00,000 1,84,38,095 Binola Sq.Yards

4. P-4 1277 21.10.2010 30 - 70,000 1,12,93,333 Binola Sq.Yards

5. P-5 1420 12.11.2010 7M 7 5,00,000 1,14,28,571 Binola

6. P-6 2590 10.02.2011 272 - 6,26,500 1,11,48,014 Binola Sq.Yards

7. R-4 677 27.07.2010 2A-6K- 453 1,13,25,000 40,00,000 Binola 13M

8. R-5 908 03.09.2010 2A 320 80,00,000 40,00,000 Binola

9. R-6 395 04.06.2010 1A-1K- 190 53,00,000 44,63,157 Binola 10M

10. R-7 709 30.07.2010 1A-2K-7M 207 51,75,000 40,00,000 Binola

11. R-8 681 27.07.2010 1A-6K- 293 73,25,000 40,00,000 Binola 13M

12. R-9 678 27.07.2010 2A-6K- 453 1,13,25,000 40,00,000 Binola 13M

13. R-10 680 27.07.2010 9A 1440 3,60,00,000 40,00,000 Binola

14. R-11 679 27.07.2010 9A 1440 3,60,00,000 40,00,000 Binola

4. REASONS AND ANALYSIS OF THE AWARD MADE BY THE REFERENCE COURT IN BOTH THE VILLAGES:

4.1 While firstly deciding the cases arising from village Bilaspur, the RC has recorded the following reasons:-
1. There is no reason to award separate amount for the acquired land abutting National Highway.
2. The sale deeds produced by the State of Haryana cannot be taken into consideration being of lesser price For Subsequent orders see IOIN-RFA-2116-2016 Decided by HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL 7 of 21 ::: Downloaded on - 24-12-2022 00:20:35 ::: RFA-2116-2016 (O&M) and -8-

other connected cases than the amount awarded by the LAC in view of Section 25 of the 1894 Act.

3. Sale Deed No.1641 dated 06.12.2010 (Ex.R-14), but the difference between the area sold and the acquisition is very huge.

4. Sale Deed No.1981 dated 07.01.2011 (Ex.P-3), with respect to the 43 kanals and 9 marlas land sold at the rate of Rs.1,47,29,574/- is comparable.

5. The RC after applying deduction of the 50% towards difference in the area of the acquired land and the exemplar sale deed assessed the market value at the rate of Rs.73,64,787/- per acre.

6. There is no evidence of damages suffered by the landowners on account of severance of the unacquired or remaining land.

4.2 While deciding the cases of village Binola, apart from the reasons recorded by the RC while deciding the cases of village Bilaspur, the RC has held that all the exemplar sale deeds produced by both the parties are not comparable. Thereafter, the RC relied upon its previous award dated 15.01.2016 to assess the same market value, as decided in that award. 4.3 The RC has not recorded any reason whatsoever while observing that there is no such reason for the separate assessment of the market value of the land abutting National Highway No.8 i.e. Delhi-Jaipur Highway. Without any evidence, the RC has observed the same. The RC has also not given any reason before returning the aforesaid findings. Similarly, For Subsequent orders see IOIN-RFA-2116-2016 Decided by HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL 8 of 21 ::: Downloaded on - 24-12-2022 00:20:35 ::: RFA-2116-2016 (O&M) and -9- other connected cases the RC has committed an error in wrongly interpreting Section 25 of the 1894 Act, which is extracted as under:-

"25. Amount of compensation awarded by Court not to be lower than the amount awarded by the Collector. - The amount of compensation awarded by the Court shall not be less than the amount awarded by the Collector under section 11."

4.3 It has evident from the careful reading of the provision that Section 25 of the 1894 Act, only debars the Court from awarding the market value less than the amount assessed by the LAC. There is no prohibition for the Court to take into consideration, the sale deeds produced by the parties which reflect a price lower than the amount assessed by the LAC. This matter is no longer res integra in view of the judgment passed in Lal Chand Vs. Union of India, 2009(15) SCC 769. The RC has also erred in discarding the sale exemplar Ex.R-14 i.e. Sale Deed No. 1641, dated 06.12.2010, through which 4 kanals and 10 marlas land was sold at the rate of Rs.40,00,000/- per acre. It may be noted here that the RC without applying its mind has stated that the gap between the area of land sold through the sale deed and the area of acquired land is huge. Similarly, the RC has erred in relying upon the sale exemplar vide Sale Deed No.1981, dated 07.01.2011, with respect to the sale of 43 kanals and 9 marlas, land located in village Binola, sold for a total sale consideration of Rs.8 Crores, at the rate of Rs.1,47,29,574/- per acre. The RC has overlooked that this parcel of land is located on the other side/across the National Highway No.8. The Court has also erred in overlooking that the various sale instances of the various parcels of the land located on the National Highway, which are not only located on the same side of the National Highway alongwith the For Subsequent orders see IOIN-RFA-2116-2016 Decided by HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL 9 of 21 ::: Downloaded on - 24-12-2022 00:20:35 ::: RFA-2116-2016 (O&M) and -10- other connected cases acquired land but also located near the acquired land.

5. ARGUMENTS MADE BY THE LEARNED COUNSEL REPRESENTING THE PARTIES:

5.1 This Bench has heard the learned counsel representing the parties and with their able assistance perused the paperbook of both the lead cases in two different batches as well as the record which was requisitioned. 5.2 The learned counsel representing the appellant contends that the land is situated near the Industrial Area, Manesar, and is abutting National Highway No.8 (Delhi-Jaipur Highway). They further contend that the RC has committed an error while applying 50% deduction on account of dissimilarity in the parcel of land sold in the sale deed exemplars and the acquired land. They contend that the Sale Deed No.1981 is with respect to more than 5 acres of land, which is sufficiently a big parcel of land and, consequently, 50% deduction was not correct. Per contra, Union of India also filed appeals claiming that the assessment made by the RC is excessive.
6. DISCUSSION BY THIS COURT:

6.1 Before proceeding further, it is important to take note of the location of the acquired land. Some part of the acquired land located in village Binola is abutting the National Highway No.8 (Delhi-Jaipur Highway). It has been noticed from the careful perusal of the layout plan produced by the respective parties, that approximately 5 acres of the acquired land is located on the National Highway. It may further be significant to note that the acquired land of village Bilaspur is not located on the National Highway. In fact, the acquired land of village Bilaspur is located behind the acquired land of village Binola. The landowners have For Subsequent orders see IOIN-RFA-2116-2016 Decided by HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL 10 of 21 ::: Downloaded on - 24-12-2022 00:20:35 ::: RFA-2116-2016 (O&M) and -11- other connected cases tried to project that Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway is 5kms away from the acquired land. It may be noted here that at that time Kundli-Manesar- Palwal Expressway which is also known as Western Peripheral Expressway was not developed although idea of its development was in the pipeline. Hence, the reliance placed on the aforesaid fact by the landowners is wrong. 6.2 Moreover, it is significant to note that the acquired land in village Binola consists of land comprised in Rectangle No.25, 26, 32, 33, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 49 and 50. Whereas, the acquired land of village Bilaspur is located in Rectangle No.4, 9, 10, 11 and 20. At this stage, it is important to explain the expression "rectangle" in the context of the size of the land. 6.3 During the consolidation of the land holdings in the villages/revenue estate under the East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act 1953, the total land of the village is divided into Rectangles which consists of 25 acres of land. Each Rectangle is assigned a numerical number starting from 1. As per the practice, which is uniformly followed, Rectangle No.1 is assigned to North Eastern Corner of the village and the assigned number increase in a strip of land having depth, equivalent to 5 acres towards South Eastern boundary of the village, then the assigned numbers keep increasing from the South Eastern side of the village towards the North Eastern side, again, in a strip of land having depth of 5 acres abutting the previous strip of land towards the Western side of the previous strip of land. (In other words, the assigned Rectangle numbers increase in spiral manner similar to the numbers assigned to each box in the game of Snakes and Ladder.) 6.4 On the careful examination of the revenue layout plan of village For Subsequent orders see IOIN-RFA-2116-2016 Decided by HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL 11 of 21 ::: Downloaded on - 24-12-2022 00:20:35 ::: RFA-2116-2016 (O&M) and -12- other connected cases Binola, it is evident that the State has produced a Sale Deed exemplar No.709, dated 30.07.2010, evidencing sale of land, measuring 10 kanals 7 marlas, at the rate of Rs.51,75,000/-. This is approximately five months prior to the date of notification under Section 4. This parcel of the land comprises of Rectangle No.26, Khasra Nos.3 and 4. This land is not only located on the National Highway No.8 (Delhi-Jaipur Highway) but is located hardly 3 acres away from the acquired land on the same side of National Highway as the acquired land. The land comprised in Rectangle No.26, Khasra No.4/1/2, is at a distance of 3 acres from the land comprised in Rectangle No.26, Khasra Nos.23 and 24. In other words, a part of the acquired land as well as the land sold vide Sale Deed No.709, are from the land comprised in same rectangle i.e. 26.

6.5 Furthermore, the Union of India has produced sale exemplars showing purchase of land comprised in Rectangle No.14, 15, 16, 17 through the various sale exemplars. This parcel of land is also located on the same side of the National Highway as is the acquired land and is at distance of 6-7 acres from the acquired land.

6.6 This Bench now proceeds to examine the Sale Deed No.1981, dated 07.01.2011, relied upon by the Court which is Ex.P-3. This parcel of land is located on the other side of the National Highway. A major chunk of the aforesaid land is located on the National Highway itself. Furthermore, the Sale Deed No.1981, has been sold by the Premium Automobiles Pvt. Ltd. through Sh. Pawan Sachdeva. Smt. Sangeeta Sachdeva, wife of Sh. Pawan Sachdeva, has sold another parcel of land measuring 33 kanal 19 marlas 6 sarsai vide Sale Deed No.1726, on 05.08.2011, at a much lesser For Subsequent orders see IOIN-RFA-2116-2016 Decided by HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL 12 of 21 ::: Downloaded on - 24-12-2022 00:20:35 ::: RFA-2116-2016 (O&M) and -13- other connected cases rate. This parcel of land is located behind the land sold by the Premium Automobile Industries. The purchaser in both the sale deeds is Mitsuba Sical India Ltd.

6.7 Once, the sale exemplar of the land located in the same rectangle is available, the RC committed an error in relying upon the sale exemplar with regard to the parcel of the land which is located across the National Highway. The RC has also overlooked that the sale deed Ex.P-3 is just 15 days before the date of notification under Section 4 of the 1894 Act. When two corporate entities had entered into a contract of sale and, consequently, the parcel of land is not likely to have been purchased for the purpose of agriculture.

6.8 Similarly, on a careful perusal of the layout plan of village Bilaspur, it is evident that the State of Haryana produced various sale exemplars to prove that the price of the nearby land was in the range of Rs.40 to 50 lacs per acre. It has been noticed that the acquired land of village Bilaspur is from Rectangle No.4, 9, 10, 11 and 20. whereas, the various sale exemplars of the land comprised in Rectangles No.59, 60, 61 and 62 have been produced. These parcels of land are located nearby the acquired land. The land comprised in Rectangle No.42 starts at a distance of 8 acres from the acquired land. Similarly, the land comprised in Rectangle No.43, is also at a distance of 10 acres only from the acquired land. 6.9 Hence, the RC has committed an error in placing reliance on the award with respect to village Bilaspur. 6.10 This Bench now proceeds to examine the contentions of the learned counsel representing the appellants. For Subsequent orders see IOIN-RFA-2116-2016 Decided by HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL 13 of 21 ::: Downloaded on - 24-12-2022 00:20:35 ::: RFA-2116-2016 (O&M) and -14- other connected cases 6.11 The first argument of the learned counsel representing the landowners is though convincing and solid, but in absence of the sufficient corroborative evidence, the Court cannot assess the market value merely on the basis that the acquired land is not only located in Tehsil Manesar but also located on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway. 6.12 The next argument of the learned counsel representing the landowners is with respect to 50% development cut applied by the RC, which is erroneous. However, this Court has reassessed the market value of the acquired land. This Court, on appreciation of evidence, have chosen not to rely upon the aforesaid sale deed exemplar, hence, the argument remains academic.

6.13 Now, the question that arises for adjudication is that what should be the appropriate market value of the acquired land. 6.14 As already noticed, there are various sale instances produced by the Union of India to prove that the market value of the acquired land was not more than Rs.52,00,000/- per acre. The LAC while assessing the market value has held that the landowners of the land located on the belt of 2 acres, abutting the National Highway located in village Binola shall be entitled to Rs.65,00,000/- per acre. If we compare this price with the sale exemplar of the land located 3 acres from the acquired land, it is evident that the land has been sold vide Sale Deed No.709 dated 30.07.2010, at the rate of Rs.40,00,000/-.

6.15 Furthermore, as already noticed with respect to the acquired land located in village Bilaspur, the various sale deed exemplars of the land located in Rectangle Nos.42, 43 and 60, which are located nearby have been For Subsequent orders see IOIN-RFA-2116-2016 Decided by HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL 14 of 21 ::: Downloaded on - 24-12-2022 00:20:35 ::: RFA-2116-2016 (O&M) and -15- other connected cases produced, are preferable to assess the market value of the acquired land.

7. DECISION 7.1 Keeping in view the aforesaid facts, the appeals filed by Union of India are allowed, whereas, the appeals filed by the landowners stand dismissed. While setting aside the judgment passed by the RC, the amount assessed by the LAC is found more appropriate and therefore, maintained. 7.2 All the pending miscellaneous applications, if any, are also disposed of.



  01st June, 2022                                      (ANIL KSHETARPAL)
  Ay                                                         JUDGE

  Whether speaking/reasoned                 : Yes/No

  Whether reportable                        : Yes/No




       Sr.          Case No.                 Appellants               Respondents
       No.
        1.   RFA No.2116 of         Rampal and another               State of Haryana
             2016                                                    & others
        2. 1 RFA No.2638 of         Brahmanand (deceased) State of Haryana
             2016                   through his LRs & others & others
        3.   RFA No.2639 of         Brahmanand (deceased) State of Haryana
             2016                   through his LRs & others & others
        4.   RFA No. 2878 of        Satbir Singh                     State of Haryana
             2016                                                    & others
        5.   RFA No. 2875 of        Rameshwar and others             State of Haryana
             2016                                                    & others
        6.   RFA No. 2877 of        Ashok Kumar and others State of Haryana
             2016                                          & others
        7.   RFA No. 2901 of        Inderjeet                        State of Haryana
             2016                                                    & others
        8.   RFA No. 4480 of        Government of India and Adarsh               and
             2017                   another                 others
        9.   RFA No. 3092 of        Smt. Tarawati                    State of Haryana


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            2016                                                  & others
      10.    RFA No. 3663 of     Pyare Lal & others               State of Haryana
            2016                                                  & others
      11.   RFA No. 3664 of      Balwant and another              State of Haryana
            2016                                                  & others
      12.   RFA No. 3665 of      Jaipal and others                State of Haryana
            2016                                                  & others
      13.   RFA No. 3666 of      Karan Singh                      State of Haryana
            2016                                                  & others
      14.   RFA No. 3667 of      Smt. Birmati and another State of Haryana
            2016                                          & others
      15.   RFA No. 3668 of      Jagdev and others                State of Haryana
            2016                                                  & others
      16.   RFA No. 3669 of      Sanjeet and another              State of Haryana
            2016                                                  & others
      17.    RFA No. 3670 of     Balwan Singh and                 State of Haryana
            2016                 another                          & others
      18.   RFA No. 4324 of      Ishwar and others                State of Haryana
            2016                                                  & others
      19.    RFA No. 572 of      Raje Ram @ Raja Ram              State of Haryana
            2018                 @ Jage Ram                       & others
      20.   RFA No. 4225 of      Government of India and Rameshwar and
            2017                 another                 others
      21.   RFA No. 4101 of      Joint Secretary (Training) Rampal and
            2017                 & another                  others
      22.    RFA No. 4323 of     Government of India and Karan Singh and
            2017                 another                 others
      23.    RFA No. 4474 of     Government of India and Jagdev and others
            2017                 another
      24.   RFA No. 4475 of      Government of India and Balwan Singh
            2017                 another                 and others
      25.    RFA No. 4476 of     Government of India and Balwant and
            2017                 another                 others

      26.    RFA No. 4477 of     Government of India and Jaipal and others
            2017                 another
      27.    RFA No. 4478 of     Government of India and Sanjeet and
            2017                 another                 others
      28.    RFA No. 4479 of     Government of India and Smt. Birmati and
            2017                 another                 others
      29.   RFA No. 4658 of      Joint Secretary (Training) Brahmanand
            2017 (O&M            and another                (deceased)

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30. RFA No. 4730 of Joint Secretary (Training) Raje Ram @ 2017 and another Raja Ram @ Jage Ram and others

31. RFA No. 4770 of Government of India and Pappu and others 2017 another

32. RFA No. 4958 of Government of India and Pyare Lal and 2017 (O&M another others

33. RFA No. 4375 of Government of India and Ashok Kumar 2017 another and others

34. RFA No. 4379 of Joint Secretary (Training) Daya Ram and 2017 and another others

35. RFA No. 4380 of Joint Secretary (Training) Smt. Kanta Devi 2017 and another and others

36. RFA No. 4381 of Government of India and Rameshwar and 2017 another others

37. RFA No. 4384 of Joint Secretary (Training) Smt. Rekha and 2017 and another others

38. RFA No. 5122 of Joint Secretary (Training) Raje Ram @ 2017 and another Raja Ram @ Jage Ram and others

39. RFA No. 3004 of M/s T.S. Automach Pvt. State of Haryana 2016 Ltd. & others

40. RFA No. 4390 of Adarsh Kumar and others State of Haryana 2016 & others

41. RFA No. 4957 of Government of India and Ishwar and others 2017 (O&M another

42. RFA No. 4378 of Joint Secretary (Training) Suresh Kumar 2017 and another Mehta and others

43. RFA No. 4298 of Joint Secretary (Training) Sanjay Razdan 2017 and another and others

44. RFA No. 4306 of Union of India P.K.Sharma and 2017 others

45. RFA No. 4382 of Joint Secretary (Training) Manoj Kumar 2017 and another Trehan and others

46. XOBJR No. 84 in Joint Secretary and Manoj Kumar RFA No. 4383 of another and others 2017

47. RFA No. 4383 of Joint Secretary and Manoj Kumar 2017 another and others

48. RFA No. 4501 of Ministry of Defence and M/s NCJ Estate For Subsequent orders see IOIN-RFA-2116-2016 Decided by HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL 17 of 21 ::: Downloaded on - 24-12-2022 00:20:35 ::: RFA-2116-2016 (O&M) and -18-

  other connected cases

            2017                  others                           Solutions Pvt.
                                                                   Ltd. & others
      49.    RFA No. 5123 of      Government of India and Surajbhan and
            2017                  another                 others
      50.   RFA No. 4503 of       Joint Secretary (Training) Brahmanand
            2017                  and another                (deceased)
                                                             through his LRs
                                                             and others
      51.   RFA No. 3093 of       Kanta Devi and others            State of Haryana
            2016                                                   & others
      52.    RFA No. 3094 of      Smt. Rekha and another           State of Haryana
            2016                                                   & others
      53.   RFA No. 3095 of       Hanuman                          State of Haryana
            2016                                                   & others
      54.    RFA No. 3096 of      Dharmender Kumar                 State of Haryana
            2016                  Tayal and another                & others
      55.   RFA No. 3733 of       Pyare Lal and another            State of Haryana
            2016                                                   & others
      56.    RFA No. 3734 of      M/s Vibrant Resorts &            State of Haryana
            2016                  Enterainment Pvt. Ltd.           & others
      57.    RFA No. 3750 of      Ratan Singh and others           State of Haryana
            2016                                                   & others
      58.   RFA No. 3751 of       Ratan Singh and others           State of Haryana
            2016                                                   & others
      59.    RFA No. 3752 of      Daya Ram and another             State of Haryana
            2016                                                   & others
      60.   RFA No. 3753 of       Bala Ram since deceased State of Haryana
            2016                  through his LRs and & others
                                  others
      61.   RFA No. 3754 of       Bala Ram since deceased State of Haryana
            2016                  through his LRs and & others
                                  others
      62.   RFA No. 3788 of       Jasbir                           State of Haryana
            2016                                                   & others
      63.   XOBJR No. 19-C1-      Government of India and Smt.Bimla Yadav
            2018 in RFA No.       another                 and others
            4325 of 2017
      64.   RFA No. 4325 of       Government of India and Smt.Bimla Yadav
            2017                  another                 and others
      65.   RFA No. 4763 of       M/s Passion Realtech             State of Haryana
            2016                  Private Limited                  & others
      66.   RFA No. 111 of 2017 Ishwar and others                  State of Haryana
                                                                   & others

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67. RFA No. 816 of 2017 Suresh Kumar Mehta and State of Haryana another & others

68. RFA No. 2511 of Pradeep Krishna State of Haryana 2017 Chaturvedi & others

69. RFA No. 573 of 2018 Raje Ram alias Raja Ram State of Haryana alias Jage Ram & others

70. RFA No. 699 of 2018 Mrs Mamta Gupta State of Haryana & others

71. RFA No. 1899 of Dinesh State of Haryana 2018 & others

72. RFA No. 4046 of Joint Secretary (Training) Smt. Tarawati 2017 and another and others

73. RFA No. 4158 of Joint Secretary (Training) Mrs. Mamta 2017 and another Gupta and others

74. RFA No. 4159 of Joint Secretary (Training) Bala Ram 2017 and another (deceased) through his LRs and others

75. RFA No. 4190 of Joint Secretary (Training) Sh. Pradeep 2017 and another Krishna Chaturvedi and others

76. XOBJR No. 16-C1- Government of India and Smt. Premwati 2018 in RFA No. another and others 4191 of 2017

77. RFA No. 4191 of Government of India and Smt. Premwati 2017 another and others

78. RFA No. 4224 of Joint Secretary (Training) Sanjeev Kumar 2017 and another and others

79. RFA No. 4294 of Joint Secretary (Training) Inderjeet and 2016 and another others

80. RFA No. 4299 of Government of India and M/s Passion Real 2017 another Tech Pvt. Ltd.

and others

81. RFA No. 4300 of Joint Secretary (Training) Bala Ram 2017 and another (deceased) through LRs

82. RFA No. 4301 of Government of India and Satbir Singh and 2017 another others

83. RFA No. 4302 of Government of India and M/s Vibrant 2017 another Resorts and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd and For Subsequent orders see IOIN-RFA-2116-2016 Decided by HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL 19 of 21 ::: Downloaded on - 24-12-2022 00:20:35 ::: RFA-2116-2016 (O&M) and -20- other connected cases others

84. RFA No. 4303 of Government of India and Pyare Lal and 2017 another others

85. RFA No. 4304 of Joint Secretary (Training) Rattan Singh and 2017 and another others

86. RFA No. 4305 of Joint Secretary (Training) M/s T.S. 2017 and another Automach Pvt.

Limited & others

87. RFA No. 4322 of Government of India and Ishwar and others 2017 another

88. XOBJR No. 19-C1- Government of India and Smt. Bimla 2018 RFA No. 4325 another Yadav and others of 2017

89. RFA No. 4325 of Government of India and Smt. Bimla 2017 another Yadav and others

90. RFA No. 4326 of Joint Secretary (Training) Dharmender 2017 and another Kumar Tayal and others

91. RFA No. 4327 of Joint Secretary (Training) Dinesh and others 2017 and another

92. XOBJR No.3-C1- Joint Secretary (Training) Suman Raheja 2018 in RFA No. and another and others 4328 of 2017

93. RFA No. 4328 of Joint Secretary (Training) Suman Raheja 2017 and another and others

94. RFA No. 4329 of Joint Secretary (Training) Hanuman and 2017 and another others

95. RFA No. 4330 of Joint Secretary (Training) Jagbir and others 2017 and another

96. RFA No. 4331 of Joint Secretary (Training) Rattan Singh & 2017 and another others

97. RFA No. 4341 of Joint Secretary (Training) Bala Ram (Since 2017 and another Deceased) through LRs and others

98. RFA No. 4374 of Joint Secretary (Training) Inderjeet & 2017 and another others

99. RFA No. 4473 of Government of India and Dharmender and 2017 another others

100. RFA No. 1440 of Rameshwar & others Anuradha & 2017 others

101. XOBJR No.17-C1- Government of India and Sunita Saini and 2018 in RFA No. another others For Subsequent orders see IOIN-RFA-2116-2016 Decided by HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL 20 of 21 ::: Downloaded on - 24-12-2022 00:20:35 ::: RFA-2116-2016 (O&M) and -21- other connected cases 4439 of 2017

102. RFA No. 4439 of Government of India and Sunita Saini and 2017 another others (ANIL KSHETARPAL) JUDGE For Subsequent orders see IOIN-RFA-2116-2016 Decided by HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL 21 of 21 ::: Downloaded on - 24-12-2022 00:20:35 :::