. IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA RFA No. 300/2008 with RFA’s No. 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 308, 309, 310, 311, 313, 314, 321, 325 and 342/2008 Decided on 14.10.2014 1. RFA No. 300/2008 Roshni Devi and others …………….Appellants Versus Land Acquisition Collector (Industries) and others …….Respondents 2. RFA No. 301/2008 Krishanu Ram …………….Appellant Versus LAC (Industries) and others …….Respondents 3. RFA No. 302/2008 Nikka and others …………….Appellants Versus Land Acquisition Collector (Industries) and others …….Respondents 4. RFA No. 303/2008 Gambhira Ram …………….Appellant Versus The Land Acquisition Collector (Industries) and others .Respondents 5. RFA No. 304/2008 Ram Dass …………….Appellant Versus The Land Acquisition Collector (Industries) and another .Respondents 6. RFA No. 305/2008 Sant Ram and another …………….Appellants Versus Land Acquisition Collector (Industries) and another …….Respondents 7. RFA No. 306/2008 Tirath Ram and others …………….Appellants Versus The Land Acquisition Collector (Industries) and another ..Respondents 8. RFA No. 308/2008 Lekh Ram and another …………….Appellants Versus LAC (Industries) and another …….Respondents 2 9. RFA No. 309/2008 Shankri …………….Appellant Versus LAC (Industries) and another …….Respondents 10. RFA No. 310/2008 Sita Ram and another …………….Appellants Versus LAC (Industries) and another …….Respondents 11. RFA No. 311/2008 Mahanti and another …………….Appellants Versus LAC (Industries) and another …….Respondents 12. RFA No. 313/2008 Sada Ram …………….Appellant Versus Land Acquisition Collector (Industries) and another …….Respondents 13. RFA No. 314/2008 Khajana Ram …………….Appellant Versus Land Acquisition Collector (Industries) and another …….Respondents 14. RFA No. 321/2008 Krishnu Ram …………….Appellant Versus Land Acquisition Collector (Industries) and another …….Respondents 15. RFA No. 325/2008 Babu Ram and others …………….Appellants Versus The Land Acquisition Collector (Industries) and another ...Respondents 16. RFA No. 342/2008 Bali Ram and others …………….Appellants Versus The Land Acquisition Collector (Industries) and another ….Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge Whether approved for reporting?1 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 3 For the Appellant(s) (in all the appeals) : Mr. G.D. Verma, Sr. Advocate with Mr. B.C. Verma, Advocate in RFA’s No. 300, 301, 303 to 306 and RFA’s No. 313, 314, 321, 325 and 342/2008. Mr. T.S. Chauhan, Advocate, in RFA No. 302/2008. Mr. Ashwani Pathak, Advocate, in RFA’s No. 308 to 311/2008. For the Respondents : Mr. Parmod Thakur, Addl. AG with Mr. Neeraj K. Sharma, Dy. AG, for the respondent-State (in all the appeals). Mr. K.D. Sood, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Sanjeev Sood, Advocate, for the respondent-ACC Ltd. (in all the appeals) Mr. Jagan Nath Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No. 3 in RFA No. 300/2008. Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral): Since common questions of law and facts are involved in all the appeals, as such, same are taken up together for hearing and are being disposed of by a common judgment. 2. It is jointly represented by the learned counsel for the parties that the present lis is squarely covered by a judgment rendered by this Court in RFA No. 23/2008 titled ACC Limited vs. Ram Saran and others and other connected matters, decided on 22.9.2014. 3. The appellants are entitled to a sum of `10,000/- per biswa and also to 30% increase for the structures/ buildings acquired, over and above the rate of compensation determined by the Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department. This amount shall carry all the statutory benefits under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, from the date of issuance of notification under Section 4 of the Act. The enhanced amount be released to the appellants within a period of 8 weeks from today. 4. In view of the above, all the appeals are disposed of. All pending miscellaneous applications, in all the appeals, also stand disposed of. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge October 14, 2014 (vikrant)