F.A.O. No.709 of 2007 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH F.A.O. No.709 of 2007 (O&M) Date of Decision: 16.11.2009 Gurdev Kaur (through LRs) and others .....Appellants Versus Union of India and others ....Respondents 2. F.A.O. No.710 of 2007 Mohinder Singh and others .....Appellants Versus Union of India and another ....Respondents Present: Mr. G.S. Brar, Advocate for Mr. M.L. Saggar, Sr. Advocate for the appellants. None for the respondents. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? No 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? No 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? No -.- K. KANNAN J.(ORAL) C.M. No.17498-CII of 2007 in FAO No.709 of 2007 Application allowed. Legal representatives of appellant No.1-Gudev Kaur are taken on record. FAO Nos.709 & 710 of 2007 1. The above two appeals relate to redetermination of compensation decided by the Additional District Judge, Ludhiana F.A.O. No.709 of 2007 (O&M) -2- exercising his powers as an Arbitrator under Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property act, 1952. In respect of the very same subject matter and the same reference, a batch of FAOs titled Nahar Singh and others Vs. Union of India in FAO No.1744 of 1996 and 390 other cases were disposed of by this Hon'ble Court on 05.07.2006, when the appeals preferred by the respective land-owners were accepted partially enhancing the compensation amount of Rs.260/- as determined by the Arbitrator to Rs.390/- per square yard. In view of the claim of the respective appellants in the above two cases that their property also arises out of the very same notification, which had been the subject of adjudication in FAO No.1744 of 1996 and the batch of cases, the award of the Court below is modified to allow for an enhancement @ Rs.390/- per square yard in lieu of Rs.260/- per square yard. The amount shall carry interest @9% from the date when the respective amounts fell due till the date of payment. If payments have already been made, the direction for payment or interest may be ignored. 2. The appeals are allowed with the above modification with reference to the quantum of compensation payable to the respective land owners. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE November 16, 2009 Pankaj*