RFA.No. 398/204. along with RFA.Nos. 399/04, 228/05, 401/04, 402/04,403/04, 404/04, 405/04,406/04 and 407/04. 24.12.2008. Present: Mr.Ramakant Sharma, Advocate for the Appellants. Mr. R.K.Bawa, Advocate General with Mr.Vikas Rathore, Dy. Advocate General for the respondents. For the public purpose, namely, construction of Kumarhatti-Oachghat road, claimants’ land situated in villages Diur and Neri was acquired by the State. Notification for the acquisition of the land under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1854 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Act’) was issued on 7th September, 1995. The Collector vide award No. 20 of 1999 dated 3rd February, 2000 awarded compensation at difference rates. Various land owners filed Land Reference Petitions under Section 18 of the ‘Act’ claiming compensation at the higher rates. Some of these Land Reference Petitions were clubbed together and the District Judge uniformally applied the highest rate with regard to all the lands covered in all the villages i.e. Diur and Neri. The State challenged the said award dated 17th April, 2003 in RFA.No. 156 of 2003 titled as Dinesh Chhetry Vs. State of H.P. and others and other connected matters. This Court vide judgment dated 20th August, 2007 passed in the said R.F.A and other connected matters upheld the award passed by the District Judge. Learned counsel for the parties submit at the Bar that the present appeals are also covered by the aforesaid decision rendered by this Court in RFA.No.156 of 2003 for the reason that the purpose and the acquisition proceedings are same and similar. According to the learned counsel for the parties it may not be necessary to consider the evidence, material and the contentions of the parties again in those appeals when the matter is already concluded by this Court. The present appeals are totally covered by the decision rendered by this Court in RFA No. 156 of 2003 titled as Dinesh Chhetry Vs. State of H.P. and others. The appeals are disposed of as such with the observation that the benefit extended to all the claimants in the aforesaid decision would be applicable to the claimants herein. A copy of the decision dated 20th August, 2007 passed in RFA No. 156 of 2003 is directed to be placed on record. The appeals are disposed of so also the pending applications.