RFA No.852 of 1990 - 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** RFA No.852 of 1990 Date of Decision: 16.10.2008 **** Union of India ….Appellant(s) Vs. Om Dutt …. Respondent(s) **** CORAM: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN **** Present: Mr.S.K. Sharma, Advocate for Union of India (appellant in the cases filed by the UOI and for respondent-UOI in the cases filed by the claimants). None for the respondent(s)/claimants. **** RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J. This common order shall dispose of 14 cases i.e RFA Nos. 852, 855, 853, 860, 854, 862, 856, 859, 2676, 2677 & 2678 of 1990, RFA No. 221 of 1991 and RFA Nos. 505 & 506 of 1992 as common questions of law and facts are involved in these appeals. Vide Notification issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act (in short “the Act”) on 26.8.1977 followed by declaration under Section 6 of the Act issued on 20.4.1978, fruit bearing trees situated in village Halar Tehsil Pathankot, District Gurdaspur were acquired by the Union of India. RFA No.852 of 1990 - 2 - Mr.S.K. Sharma, learned counsel appearing for the Union of India has very fairly conceded that the present appeals are covered by the decision rendered by this Court in RFA No.633 of 1990 titled as “Hans Raj Vs. Union of India” on 7.4.2004. In view of the aforesaid un-rebutted statement, the present appeals are also disposed of in terms of the decision rendered in RFA No.633 of 1990 titled as “Hans Raj Vs. Union of India”. (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) 16.10.2008 JUDGE vivek