IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA. RFA No. 354 of 2005 with RFA Nos. 355 to 359 of 2005 Date of Decision : June 18, 2009 RFA No. 354 of 2005 LAC and Anr. …Appellants. Versus: Raj Kumar and others …Respondents. RFA No. 355 of 2005 LAC and Anr. …Appellants. Versus: Hari Ram and Anr. …Respondents. RFA No. 356 of 2005 LAC and Anr. …Appellants. Versus: Thakur Dass and others …Respondents. RFA No. 357 of 2005 LAC and Anr. …Appellants. Versus: Sita Ram …Respondent. RFA No. 358 of 2005 LAC and Anr. …Appellants. Versus: Ranjit Singh and others …Respondents. RFA No. 359 of 2005 LAC and Anr. …Appellants. Versus: Lal Singh and Anr. …Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Sanjay Karol, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 For the appellants: Mr. R. K. Bawa, A.G. with Mr. J. S. Rana, Asstt. A.G. For the respondents. Mr. Vijay Bhatia, Advocate Sanjay Karol, J (Oral). Learned counsel for the respondents states that the award in question in the present appeals, passed by the District Judge, Bilaspur, H.P. in Land Reference Petition No. 1 of 2004/01, titled as Raj Kumar & Ors. v. L.A.C. & Anr. and other connected matters, is based upon the Award dated 21.6.2005 (Ext.PX) passed by the learned District Judge, Bilaspur in Land Reference Petition No.20 of 2002 titled as Kuldeep Singh & Ors. v. L.A.C. & Anr. The said award was in fact based upon another award passed by the learned District Judge in Land Reference Petition No.14 of 2000 titled as Durga v. LAC and other connected matters and the same has been finally upheld by this Court in RFA No.79 of 2002 decided on 2.5.2008, wherein the appeals filed by the State stand dismissed. The award in Durga (supra) was based upon the Sale Deed pertaining to villages Nihal and Kothi and instant acquisition pertains to village Kothi. For the said reason, the present appeals are squarely covered by the judgment rendered by this Court in RFA No.79 of 2002 decided on 2.5.2008 titled as Collector LAC v. Durga. Therefore, the present appeals need to be dismissed. Learned counsel for the appellants concede to the aforesaid position. 3 In view of the above, the appeals are dismissed, so also the pending applications. The claimants shall be entitled to the compensation as awarded by the Court below. ( Sanjay Karol ), Judge. June 18, 2009. (rana)