IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Regular First Appeal No.2233 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision:01.09.2011 Naresh Kumar ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and another ....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG 1. Whether reporters of local newspapers may be allowed to see judgment ? 2. To be referred to reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? *** Present: Mr. Shiv Kumar, Advocate for the appellant. * * * RAKESH KUMAR GARG, J (ORAL) C.M.No.5500-CI of 2011 There is a delay of 349 days in filing this appeal. Since this appeal is being decided on merits, the question of limitation does not survive. RFA No.2233 of 2011 Claimant/land-owner has approached this Court through the instant appeal seeking modification in the impugned award of the Reference Court and has prayed for grant of higher compensation for his acquired land. The land of the claimant/appellant was acquired by the respondent-State vide notification dated 26.08.2003 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, alongwith the land of the other land- owners situated in village Ballabhgarh, Hadbast No.78, Tehsil Ballabhgarh, District Faridabad at public expenses for a public purpose, i.e for the RFA No.2233 of 2011 -2- development and utilization of land as residential and commercial for Sector 56-A and industrial for Sector 56 at Faridabad. It could not be disputed before this Court that the RFA No.541 of 2010 and other connected appeals arising out of the same award (i.e. impugned award) have already been dismissed by this Court vide judgment dated 11.05.2011. In view of the aforesaid fact, the instant appeal is ordered to be dismissed. September 1, 2011 (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) savita JUDGE