R.F.A. No.163 of 1979 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Cross Objection No.70-CI of 1979 and R.F.A. No.163 of 1979 Date of Decision. 01.12.2011 State of Haryana .....Appellant Versus Parma Nand and others ....Respondents 2. R.F.A. No.164 of 1979 State of Haryana .....Appellant Versus Chander Bhan s/o Kaura Ram s/o Sh. Khota Ram Caste Arora resident of Mohalla Dargan, Hisar. ....Respondent Present: Mr. S.S. Goripuria, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana for the appellant. 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. 1. Both the cases have been filed at the instance of the State with the cross objection No.70-CI of 1979 in RFA No.163 of 1979 filed by the land owners on the issue of determination of compensation in the land acquisition reference made under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The Reference Court had determined the market value enhancing the compensation determined by the Collector’s award from Rs.4.13/- to Rs.10/- per square yard in A Class land and R.F.A. No.163 of 1979 -2- Rs.1.65/- to Rs.4.50/- per square yard for ‘C’ class land. Of both connected above two appeals, there have been also other appeals filed by the State in relation to the holdings of other land owners, which have been disposed of by this Court in RFA No.595 of 1979 dated 12.10.1981. The Court has directed the compensation at Rs.23/- per square yard for Block ‘A; land and for the rest of the land Rs.16/- per square yard. The Court has also awarded the statutory solatium and interest @ Rs.15% and 6% respectively on the enhanced amount and compensation. Since the awards relate to the period before the Land Acquisition Amendment Act, 1984, solatium and interest shall be only in the manner referred to above and the compensation shall also be in the manner as already determined by this Court in RFA No.595 of 1979 in Shiv Lal Vs. State of Haryana. 2. The appeals filed by the State in RFA Nos.163 and 164 of 1979 are dismissed and the Cross Objection No.70-CI of 1979 is allowed providing for enhancement of compensation at Rs.23/- per square yard for Block ‘A’ and Rs.16/- per square yard with solatium and interest in the manner referred to above. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE December 01, 2011 Pankaj*