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11. The respondent-Corporation, in its reply, denied the potentiality of the land and reference to the land prices. It also denied that the land was situated on NH-10. It was stated that villages Sankhol and Bahadurgarh were located at different places and were different revenue estate.

12. Raj Singh appeared as PW-1 and submitted his affidavit in affirmative and denied the suggestion that the acquired land did not fall in the NCR and was not situated near the NH-10. He also denied the suggestion that the acquired land was not abutting the industrial units. PW- 2 and PW-3 proved sale deed Exs.PW-2/1 and deposed that their land was about 2 kilometers from the acquired land. Gaje Singh-Patwari of village Jakhoda appeared as PW-4, in his cross examination, admitted that the distance between NH-10 and the acquired land was about 6-7 acres. PW-5 Sanjay Kumar-Patwari proved Ex.P-5/A, which showed the land at red point. It was stated that the land was levelled and plain and having sweet ground water. Village Assauda Todran was surrounded by Jakhoda, Mandhoti, Sankhol, Brahi and the boundaries of the villages are abutting the agricultural land of village Assuada Todran. The express highway was also near the land acquired and so was the railway station. There was fun town, water park, Swastik Pipe Factory, NH-10, Assuada-Sonepat road, HSIIDC Complex was near to the land acquired which had come into existence prior to 16.11.2005. The exact distance between the acquired land and the 6 of 16 RFA No. 4850 of 2014 and other connected matters 7 HSIIDC, he could not tell but voluntarily stated that the approximate distance of fun town was 500 meters, express highway was about 750 meters and Swastik Pipe Factory was about 500 meters. The HSIIDC Complex was about 1-1/2 kilometers away.

15. PW-12, Randhir Singh, Patwari also stated that the land was close to the under construction KMP Express Way, Assaudan-Kharkhoda- Sonepat Road, Assauda Police Station, bus stop near police post, bank petrol pump, hotels. The Assaudan Railway Station, Fun Town were prevalent establishments which had come in existence prior to 16.11.2005.

16. RW-1 Bhagwan Dass, Manager HPCL admitted that he had visited the acquired site about 7 years back from the date of examination dated 11.05.2011 but he also admitted that there was LPG Bottling Plant just abutting and adjoining the land acquired even before 16.11.2005. He voluntarily stated that the Engineering Department had made a survey before the acquisition of the land, which was suitable for the purpose of receipt, storage and distribution. He admitted that village Sankhol was the 8 of 16 RFA No. 4850 of 2014 and other connected matters 9 first village from Bahadurgarh and then came Jakhoda. It was stated that the plant was 2 kilometers from the National Highway and he denied that the National Highway was very near to the land acquired. He was recalled for cross examination and denied the suggestion that the land of village Jakhoda and Kasar had been acquired for industrial sectors 16 and 17, which was about 350 meters away. He admitted that Swastik Pipe Ltd. was situated near the acquired land. He denied the presence of the other factories including Somany Pilkilsons, M/s. Parle Biscuits Pvt. Ltd, Platinum Resort etc. and that they were all functioning before the Section 4 notification. In his third cross examination, he admitted that the LPG Bottling Plant was established prior to the Oil Storage Plant established on the acquired land. The main gate of the Oil Storage Plant had been constructed on the acquired land of the petitioners and was open on the main Assaudan-Kharkhoda-Sonepat road. Question was put to him whether the HPCL is situated between the NH-10 on the south side and the Assauda- Kharkhoda-Sonepat road on the west side or towards Bahadurgarh road. He admitted that the acquired land was situated between NH-10 and the Assauda-Kharkhoda-Sonepat road on the west side and he volunteered that it was far away from the National Highway.

17. RW-2 Dhanpat Rao also admitted that the land mentioned in the sale deeds (Exs.R-1 to R-5) did not join the acquired land of the petitioners. He admitted that the land of the petitioners was situated between NH-10 and the Delhi-Rohtak Railway Line prior to Assauda turn towards Jakhoda.

18. Keeping in view the above evidence and perusal of the site plan authenticates the potentiality of the land. It shows that beyond the land, 9 of 16 RFA No. 4850 of 2014 and other connected matters 10 HPCL had an earlier establishment and on the left, there was HP Gas, which was abutting Sonepat-Kharkhoda road. The acquired land had access vide the green path which was parallel to the unit M/s. Larson and Toubro Ltd. The path opens onto the NH-10, which is going from Delhi to Rohtak and then crosses the Kundli-Manesar Expressway which, as per the site plan, was at a distance of 250 meters. On the highway itself, the petrol pumps, colleges in the form of Haryana Institute of Technology, PGDM College, water works, hostel and the police post, Assauda had been shown apart from Haryana High School, Assauda Todran. On the northern side, the railway line was present and the Railway Station, Assauda on the other side.