>- a R-l. * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + LA.APP. 154/2007 BHULE RAM Appellant Through; Mr. Deepak Khosia, Advocate versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANR. Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Poddar, Advocate CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE HIMA KOHLI ORDER % 08.12.2009 The present appeal is directed against the judgment dated 10.01.2007 passed by the Reference Court in respect of Award No.9/94-95 involving notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') issued on 16.10.1992 pertaining to the land situated in village Aali. The Reference Court enhanced the compensation payable in respect of the land acquired from Rs.4,65,000/- per acre to Rs.5,99,850/- per acre apart from other statutory benefits. As the appellant was aggrieved by the aforesaid judgment, he has filed the present appeal. Counsel for the appellant submits that the present case is covered by a judgment dated 10.04.2008 passed in an appeal registered as LAA 399/2007 entitled Bishamber Daval & Ors. vs. UOI Digitally Signed By:AMULYA Certify that the digital file and physical file have been compared and the digital data is as per the physical file and no page is missing. Signature Not Verified '•V > & Anr. wherein the compensation payable to the land owners in respect of the same village under the same award was enhanced from Rs.5,99,850/- per acre to Rs.6,51,000/- per acre with proportionate statutory benefits including interest on the amount of additional compensation and solatium on the lines of the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Sunder vs. Union of India reported as 93 (2001) DLT 569. Counsels for the parties state that the Division Bench followed an earlier judgment of this Court in the case of Nirmal vs. Union of India and Ors. passed in LAA 92/2007 decided on 30.11.2007, which has been, assailed by certain parties in the Supreme Court. It is however stated that there is no stay operating in respect of the aforesaid judgment. In these circumstances, the present appeal is decided on the lines of the judgment dated 30.11.2007 delivered in LAA 92/2007 and other connected matters, followed by judgment dated 10.04.2008, in LAA 399/2007 entitled Bishamber Daval & Ors. vs. UOI & Anr. The impugned judgment of the Reference Court dated 10.01.2007 is accordingly modified and the amount of compensation payable to the land owners is enhanced from Rs.5,99,850/- per acre to Rs.6,51,000/- per acre, with proportionate statutory benefits including interest on solatium and on the additional amount under Section 23(1-A) of the X Act, in view of the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Sunder' vs. Union of India reported as 93 (2001) DLT 569. The appellant shall also be entitled to proportionate costs. The appeal is disposed of. Decree sheet be drawn accordingly. Trial court record be released forthwith. HIMAKOHLU DECEMBER 08, 2009 rkb