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LA.APPS. 152/07, 201/10 & 943/10 Page 1 HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: 30th October, 2014 (i) LA.APP. 152/2007
RAM KUMAR & ANR. ..... Appellant
Through: Mr. Inder Singh, Advocate
Date of Decision: 30th October, 2014 (i) LA.APP. 152/2007
RAM KUMAR & ANR. ..... Appellant
Through: Mr. Inder Singh, Advocate
VERSUS
UNION OF INDIA & ANR .....Respondents
Through: Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pathak and Ms.K. Kaomudi Kiran Pathak, Advocates for respondent-UOI
(ii) LA.APP. 201/2010 BALBIR SINGH ..... Appellant
Through: Mr. N.S. Chechi, Advocate
Through: Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pathak and Ms.K. Kaomudi Kiran Pathak, Advocates for respondent-UOI
(ii) LA.APP. 201/2010 BALBIR SINGH ..... Appellant
Through: Mr. N.S. Chechi, Advocate
VERSUS
UNION OF INDIA & ORS .....Respondents
Through: Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pathak and Ms. K. Kaomudi Kiran Pathak, Advocates for respondent-UOI
Ms. Sriti Bisoi, Advocate for Mr. Kunal Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.3-DDA
(iii) LA.APP. 943/2010 UNION OF INDIA & ANR. ..... Appellants
Through: Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pathak and Ms.K. Kaomudi Kiran Pathak, Advocates for appellant-UOI
Through: Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pathak and Ms. K. Kaomudi Kiran Pathak, Advocates for respondent-UOI
Ms. Sriti Bisoi, Advocate for Mr. Kunal Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.3-DDA
(iii) LA.APP. 943/2010 UNION OF INDIA & ANR. ..... Appellants
Through: Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pathak and Ms.K. Kaomudi Kiran Pathak, Advocates for appellant-UOI
VERSUS
2014:DHC:5583 LA.APPS. 152/07, 201/10 & 943/10 Page 2
BALBIR SINGH ..... Respondent
Through: Mr. N.S. Chechi, Advocate
BALBIR SINGH ..... Respondent
Through: Mr. N.S. Chechi, Advocate
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL GAUR
JUDGMENT
ORAL
With the consent of learned counsel for parties, the above captioned three appeals are taken up together for hearing and by this common judgment, they are being disposed of as these three appeals relate to acquisition of land in Village Kotla Mahigram by Notification of
6th April, 1964 under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
The Land Acquisition Collector had assessed the compensation for the acquired land at `3,000/- per bigha and the Reference Court had enhanced it to `10,547/- per bigha. Thus, the market value of the acquired land has been assessed at `13,547/-.
At the final hearing of these appeals, learned counsel for appellant-
Balbir Singh has placed on record certified copy of the Apex Court’s order of 27th November, 2013 in Civil Appeal No.749 of 2007 titled Shri
Mangla Ram etc. v. Union of India & Anr. alongwith an application for early hearing. Apex Court in Shri Mangla Ram (supra) has assessed the market value of the acquired land in question at the rate of `28,000/- per bigha with all statutory benefits.
In view of aforesaid, on parity basis, these three appeals are allowed and the compensation for the acquired land is enhanced from
`13,547/- per bigha to `28,000/- per bigha with all statutory benefits.
LA.APPS. 152/07, 201/10 & 943/10 Page 3 In aforesaid terms, the above captioned three appeals and the applications are disposed of.
(SUNIL GAUR)
JUDGE
OCTOBER 30, 2014 s
With the consent of learned counsel for parties, the above captioned three appeals are taken up together for hearing and by this common judgment, they are being disposed of as these three appeals relate to acquisition of land in Village Kotla Mahigram by Notification of
6th April, 1964 under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
The Land Acquisition Collector had assessed the compensation for the acquired land at `3,000/- per bigha and the Reference Court had enhanced it to `10,547/- per bigha. Thus, the market value of the acquired land has been assessed at `13,547/-.
At the final hearing of these appeals, learned counsel for appellant-
Balbir Singh has placed on record certified copy of the Apex Court’s order of 27th November, 2013 in Civil Appeal No.749 of 2007 titled Shri
Mangla Ram etc. v. Union of India & Anr. alongwith an application for early hearing. Apex Court in Shri Mangla Ram (supra) has assessed the market value of the acquired land in question at the rate of `28,000/- per bigha with all statutory benefits.
In view of aforesaid, on parity basis, these three appeals are allowed and the compensation for the acquired land is enhanced from
`13,547/- per bigha to `28,000/- per bigha with all statutory benefits.
LA.APPS. 152/07, 201/10 & 943/10 Page 3 In aforesaid terms, the above captioned three appeals and the applications are disposed of.
(SUNIL GAUR)
JUDGE
OCTOBER 30, 2014 s