Surat Singh & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr.

1. This application is filed on behalf of the respondents for payment of the balance decretal amount.

2. Notice. Counsel for the appellant accepts notice and states that the present appeal itself may be disposed of in terms of a recent judgment dated 07.06.20IL passed in a batch of matters pertaining to village Burari and village Jharoda Mazra Burari, lead matter being LA.ADp. No.977 ^n]B entitled as Rajbal & ors. vs. I,J1I & Anr. Learned LA.APP. 2O9/2OO[9] Page No.1 of 3 2011:DHC:13882 3t counsel particularly.draws the attention of this.Court to paragraphs 37 and 39 of the aforesaid judgment which is reproduced herein below: *37. I accordingly hold that lands comprised in rectangle No.10B, 109, 110, 113, 115, LL[6], I25, 126, 732, 133, L34, t42 and 143 would be treated as in Category 'A' and lands comprised in rectangle No.106, 107, II[2], LI[4], L27 and t29 would be treated in Category 'B'. Needless to state lands comprised in various Khasra Nos. relatable to the rectangle in question would so stand categorized.

39. On the issue of the fair market value of the land, as noted hereinabove the learned Trial Judge has adopted the.. price notified by the Government at <15,70,000/- per acre 'as of 9.8.2001 and has erthanced it by lLSo/o per annum. to reach the figure of {19,20,568/- per acre and this price 'I hold is the fair market price for lands in Category 'A' i detaited in para 37 above. I reduce the said figure by LOo/o.'for Category'B'lands and thus hold that the fair market value for Category'B' lands would beTI[7],2B,5t2f -.": '.

3. It is submitted that the present appeal pertains to village Burari and ls covered by notification dated 18.07.2003 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition ACt and Award. announced on 07.0L.2006, which is the subject matter of the aforesaid batch of appeals as well.

38. O Counsel for the respondent'concedes the aforesaid position. 4..Accordingly, the present appeal is disposed of on the same lines as set out in the judgment dated 07.06.2011 in LA.App. No.971 ^n)B entitled as "Rajbal & Ors. Vs. UOI & Anr" pertaining to village Burari, as indicated in para-37'anO lg thereof. u.nirp. zos /zoog Page No.2 of 3 a b v JULY T[4],2OL\ anb LA.APP. 2O9/2OO[9] gr

5. As far as the interim application is concerned, the same is disposed of with liberty granted to the respondents to approach the ' executing Court to get the balance decretal amount, if any, released in their favour.

HIMA KOH LI,J