Civil Writ Petition No.1545 of 1986 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Writ Petition No.1545 of 1986 Date of Decision: January 15, 2009 Bagga Singh .......Petitioner Versus Land Acquisition Tribunal etc. .......Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: None for the petitioner. Mr.Rupinder Khosla, Advocate for Ludhiana Improvement Trust. --- ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, J. This order will dispose of Civil Writ Petitions No.1545 of 1986, 366, 647, 648 of 1988 and 4847 of 1989 as all the five petitions arise out of the same proceedings for acquisition and raise common question of valuation of compensation for the acquired land. Vide notification published on 2.7.1976 issued under Section 36 of the Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922 (for short 'the Act'), 475 acres of land in the municipal limits of Ludhiana was sought to be acquired. Vide award dated 4.8.1981, compensation was assessed in four blocks, depending upon location qua Ludhiana-Pakhowal metalled road, between Rs.175 per marla to Rs.250/- per marla. On reference being preferred to the Civil Writ Petition No.1545 of 1986 -2- Tribunal, the compensation was determined in two blocks ranging from Rs.262/- per marla to Rs.375/- per marla. On approaching this Court, vide judgment dated 23.5.2006 in Civil Writ Petition No.5787 of 1987, Kashmira Singh and others Vs. The Land Acquisition Tribunal, Ludhiana and others, the compensation was enhanced to Rs.20/- per square yard i.e. Rs.600/- per marla. The land owners were also held entitled to solatium @ 30% and interest @ 9% per annum for the first year from the date of their dispossession and 15% thereafter till payment. However, it was held that additional compensation under Section 23(1-A) of the Act was held to be not admissible. Mr.Rupinder Khosla, learned counsel appearing for Improvement Trust, submits that the five petitions are covered by the above judgment of this Court in Kashmira Singh's case. Accordingly, these petitions are disposed of in terms of the said judgment. ( ADARSH KUMAR GOEL ) JUDGE ( JITENDRA CHAUHAN ) January 15, 2009 JUDGE SRM