Punjab-Haryana High Court
Sham Singh And Ors vs State Of Haryana And Anr on 18 February, 2026
RFA-588
88-1999 (O&M) [1]]
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH
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RFA
RFA-588-1999 (O&M)
Date of Decision: 18.02.2026
Sham Singh and ors. .......Appellants
Versus
State of Haryana and ors. ......Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA
Present: Mr.Anmol
Anmol Rattan Singh Dhillon, Advocate
for the appellants.
Mr. Abhinash Jain, DAG, Haryana.
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HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL)
By way of filing the present appeal challenge has been
laid to the decision dated 09.11.1998 passed by the learned
Additional District Judge, Karnal, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the
Reference Court’).
2. Briefly stating, 39.29 acres of land
land,, situated within the
revenue estate of Village Budha Khera, (Hadbast No.1)
No.1), was
acquired by the Government of Haryana vide notifications dated
12.04.1990 and 09.04.1991 issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the
Land Acquisition Act, 1894, for short ‘the Act’ respectively, for public
purpose,, namely, ‘for development and utilization of land as
residential and commercial
commer area of Sector 9
9’. The Land Acquisition
Collector (for short ‘the LAC’) vide award No.2 of the year 1993–94
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assessed market value of the acquired land at a uniform rate of
Rs.3,00,000/ per acre, besides all other statutory benefits as
Rs.3,00,000/-
provided under the Act.
3. Dissatisfied with the aforesaid award, the appellants/
landowners filed reference petition invoking Section 18 of the Act,
which came to be disposed of by the learned Reference Court vide
decision dated 09.11.1998 while enhancing the compensat
compensation
ion to
Rs.81/- per sq. yard besides all other statutory benefits under the Act.
4. Aggrieved of the decision of the learned Reference Court,
the present appeal was
w preferred at the instance of the appellants/
landowners.
6. I have heard learned counsel for the appellants-State
State and
gone through the paper-book.
paper
7. Both the counsels are ad idem that the issue involved in
the present appeal which relates to acquisition pertaining to
notification dated 12.04.1990 issued under Section 4 of the Act is
squarely covered by decision dated 05.09.2012 rendered by a
coordinate Bench of this Court in RFA- 1095-1999 titled as
“Swantanter
tanter Swami and another Vs. The State of Haryana and
another.”
.”
8. In view of the above, the present appeal is disposed of in
terms of the judgment dated 05.09.201
05.09.2012 passed by a coordinate
Bench of this Court in Swantanter
tanter Swami‘s case (supra).
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unfortunately expired in the appeal(s)/ cross
cross-objection(s)
objection(s) after filing
thereof and the legal heirs have not been impleaded, they shall be
at liberty to seek execution of the present decision by moving
appropriate application(s) before the learned Executing Court.
10. Pending misc. application(s), if any, shall also stand
disposed of.
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sanjay JUDGE
Whether speaking/reasoned? Yes/No
Whether Reportable? Yes/No
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