3.3.2008. Present: Mr.Ms.Subh Mahajan, Deputy Advocate General For the appellants. Mr.B.M.Chauhan, Advocate for the Respondent. RFA.No.137/2002. Learned counsel for the parties jointly submit that the present matter is covered by the decision rendered by this Court in RFA.No.138 of 2002 decided on 29th August, 2007. On 29th August, 2007 three appeals being RFA. No. 136 of 2002, 138 of 2002 and 183 of 2002 were decided by a common judgment. The present appeal and the aforesaid appeals arose out of the common award dated 12th January, 2001 passed by the District Judge, Shimla in different land reference petitions. The appellant’s land was also acquired vide Notification dated 7th September, 1996 under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act. This court in the similar and identical issue has held as under: “Accordingly, the award is modified to the extent that the respondents shall be entitled to the benefits u/s 28 only from the date of publication of the notification i.e. 7.9.1996 instead of 1.12.1989. The respondents shall also be entitled to the statutory interest as envisaged u/s 23(1-A) of the Act from the date of publication of the notification dated 7.9.1996. Needless to add, the compensation, due and payable to he respondents, in accordance with law, has to be determined on the basis of the ratio of law laid down by the Apex Court in Sunder (supra). All the appeals are disposed of accordingly.” It is directed that the respondent shall also be entitled to the aforesaid relief. The appeal is accordingly disposed of. (Sanjay Karol),J. March 3, 2008(R)