Kartar Singh Etc vs Secy.To Govt.Pb on 2 July, 2019
A perusal of the record of LAC-14-1998 titled Kartar Singh
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& others Vs. Secretary to Government, Department of Irrigation &
Power, Punjab, Chandigarh & others would go on to show that the
landowners have pleaded that Kartarpur town was famous for
manufacture of furniture and toys and in this respect, the town is on the
world map and many industrial units have come up on the GT Road.
There was no land available from Jalandhar upto Kartarpur on account of
acquisition for ITBP, Depot, CRPF, Engineering College (Ambedkar
University) and therefore, the land especially towards GT road towards
Amritsar was being used for commercial purposes. There were 2 cold
storages near the land of the landowners and Kartarpur town was a
Municipal Committee, having a college, 2 high schools, Railway Station,
Police Station, Sub-Tehsil, Head Quarter, Civil Hospital, Block
Development Office and all amenities of life. The same was suburb of
Jalandhar City and was a fast developing town near Jalandhar and had
religious connection having the link with the Great Gurus. There was a
colony namely Vasant Vihar which had come up across on the GT road
wherein the land was sold for Rs.20,000/- per marla, the value of which
comes to Rs.32 lakhs per acre. Even by applying a 50% deduction, the
value could not be less than Rs.16 lakhs and accordingly, a sum of Rs.12
lakhs was claimed per acre. Reference of 3 sale deeds was given in para 5
whereby the market value of the land would work out, as under: