HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL First Appeal No. 29 of 2005 Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC) & another …. Appellants Versus Ram Singh & another …. Respondents Mr. V.B.S. Negi, learned counsel for the appellants. Mr. Rajendra Dobhal. Senior Advocate assisted by Ms. Geeta Parihar, Advocate for the respondent no. 1. 4th September, 2009 Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. A joint submission has been made at the bar by the learned counsel for the appellants Sri V.B.S. Negi and the learned Senior counsel for the respondent no. 1 Sri Rajendra Dobhal that in another First Appeal, which bears similar facts and raises same question of law being F.A. No. 127 of 2005 has already been disposed of by this Court. On perusal of record, it is found that the present first appeal is filed under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 read with Section 96 of the C.P.C. whereby in reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act the award of the land acquisition increased by the District Court. Hence, the present first appeal has been filed by the beneficiary i.e. the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation as well as by the State. The present first appeal as well as F.A. No. 127/2005 are related to the same notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act dated 4.2.1993 which is regarding the same village. The issue is the same and pertains to the same category of land. Under these circumstances and based on the joint statement of the counsel for the appellants as well as respondent no. 1 the present first appeal is also decided on the terms and conditions given in the order in first appeal no. 127 of 2005. First appeal is accordingly disposed of. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 4.9.2009 Avneet