IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1039 of 2008 (M/S) Ram Singh …… Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand …… Respondent Mr. N. C. Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sudhir Kumar, Brief Holder for the State. …….. Hon’ble V.K. GUPTA, C. J. After hearing the detailed arguments of Mr. Nanak Chand Gupta, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Sudhir Singh, the learned counsel appearing for the respondent and upon perusal of the order passed by the leaned Prescribed Authority as well as the Appeal Court, I find whereas the learned lower Court had assessed the compensation payable by the petitioner at Rs. 1,50,000/-, the learned Appeal Court reduced it to Rs. 1,00,000/-. Even though I feel that the amount of compensation arrived at by the learned Court below is very reasonable, based on proper appreciation and cannot be termed as excessive in any manner, looking to the facts and circumstance of this case, I further reduce this amount from Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lac only) to Rs. 75,000/-(Rupees Seventy Five Thousand only). With the aforesaid modification, the writ petition is dismissed. (V. K. Gupta, C. J.) 26.06.2008 A