R.F.A. No. 1988 of 2002 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 18.2.2009 (1) R.F.A. No. 1988 of 2002 (O&M) Rattan Singh ....Appellant Versus U.T. Chandigarh ...Respondent (2) R.F.A. No. 2307 of 2002 (O&M) Rulia ....Appellant Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (3) R.F.A. No. 2308 of 2002 (O&M) Harnek Singh ....Appellant Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (4) R.F.A. No. 2309 of 2002 (O&M) Desa ....Appellant Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (5) R.F.A. No. 2310 of 2002 (O&M) Mukhtiar Singh ....Appellant Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (6) R.F.A. No. 2311 of 2002 (O&M) Balbir Singh ....Appellant Versus R.F.A. No. 1988 of 2002 (O&M) 2 Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (7) R.F.A. No. 4808 of 2006 (O&M) Rajinder Singh ....Appellant Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (8) R.F.A. No. 1365 of 2008 (O&M) Swaran Singh ....Appellant Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (9) R.F.A. No. 1388 of 2008 (O&M) Bhupinder Singh ....Appellant Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (10) R.F.A. No. 1725 of 2008 (O&M) Sukhwinder Kaur Dosanjh ....Appellant Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (11) R.F.A. No. 2596 of 2008 (O&M) Atma Singh ....Appellant Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (12) R.F.A. No. 2599 of 2008 (O&M) Gurmeet Singh and another ....Appellants Versus R.F.A. No. 1988 of 2002 (O&M) 3 Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (13) R.F.A. No. 2600 of 2008 (O&M) Sant Singh and others ....Appellants Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (14) R.F.A. No. 2601 of 2008 (O&M) Darbara Singh and another ....Appellants Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (15) R.F.A. No. 2602 of 2008 (O&M) Smt. Sona Devi ....Appellant Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (16) R.F.A. No. 2603 of 2008 (O&M) Jarnail Singh ....Appellant Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (17) R.F.A. No. 2604 of 2008 (O&M) Swaran Singh ....Appellant Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (18) R.F.A. No. 2605 of 2008 (O&M) Darbara Singh and others ....Appellants Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh R.F.A. No. 1988 of 2002 (O&M) 4 ...Respondent (19) R.F.A. No. 2606 of 2008 (O&M) Anand Singh and another ....Appellants Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (20) R.F.A. No. 2607of 2008 (O&M) Sukh Pal Singh and another ....Appellants Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (21) R.F.A. No. 2672 of 2008 (O&M) Raj Kumar ....Appellant Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (22) R.F.A. No. 2673 of 2008 (O&M) Balwinder Singh and another ....Appellants Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (23) R.F.A. No. 2677 of 2008 (O&M) Hardial Singh ....Appellant Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (24) R.F.A. No. 2678 of 2008 (O&M) Narinder Singh ....Appellant Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent R.F.A. No. 1988 of 2002 (O&M) 5 (25) R.F.A. No. 2679 of 2008 (O&M) Yashwinder Singh and others ....Appellants Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (26) R.F.A. No. 2680 of 2008 (O&M) Yashwinder Singh ....Appellant Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (27) R.F.A. No. 3115 of 2008 (O&M) Surinder Pal Singh and another ....Appellants Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent (28) R.F.A. No. 3255 of 2008 (O&M) Gurjit Singh ....Appellant Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent CORAM : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present:- Mr.P.C. Dhiman, Advocate for the appellant(s). Mr. Sanjiv Ghai, Advocate for respondent in RFA No. 2307 to 2311 of 2002. RAJESH BINDAL J **** This order will dispose of a bunch of 28 appeals as common questions of law and facts are involved. The facts have been extracted from RFA No. 1988 of 2002. The landowners are in appeal seeking enhancement of compensation for super-structures existing on the acquired land. Briefly, the facts are that vide separate notifications, issued under R.F.A. No. 1988 of 2002 (O&M) 6 Section 4 of the Land acquisition Act, 1984, ( for short 'the Act'), the Union Territory, Chandigarh acquired the land within the revenue estate of villages Kajheri, Nizampur Kumbra, Nizampur Burail and Jhumru, for development of third phase of UT, Chandgiarh. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short 'the Collector') assessed the compensation for super-structures and trees existing on the acquired land. Dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, the land owner/claimant filed objection. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned Court below granted 25 % increase on the value of the super-structures as was assessed by the Collector at PWD rates. Learned counsel for the appellants fairly submits that the learned Reference Court in the present set of appeals has granted compensation to the land owners for the super structure as assessed by the Collector by granting 25% increase thereon which is in conformity with the judgment of this Court in RFA No. 663 of 2004 decided on August 2, 2006 titled as Union Territory, Chandigarh vs. Sajjan Singh. The same principle was followed in the subsequent judgment as well where for super structure increase @ 25 % on full value assessed by the Collector, has been upheld. The compensation assessed by the learned Court below in the present appeals being in conformity with the judgment of this Court, the claim made in the present set of appeals does not survive. Learned counsel for Union Territory, Chandigarh, does not dispute the aforesaid stand of counsel for the appellants. In view of the fair stand of learned counsel for the parties, the present appeals are dismissed. (RAJESH BINDAL) 18.2.2009 JUDGE Reema