Union of India v. Nirmala Devi Decd. Thru Lrs

12 In a nut shell, pertaining to the notification dated 25 2 1997 vide which agricultural lands in village Mundka were acquired, the Reference Court adopted the same notification as was adQpted by the Land Acquisition Collector under which the LA APP 784/2005 & connected 77, and 3 biswa of agricultural land in village Mundka was sold as of 5 8 1996 for a sale consideration of 4,75,000I- 38,000I- was incurned towards sale duty and thus the price of the land would b 5,13,000I- and calculated with reference thereto, land price per bigha would come to 4,46,000/- as of 5 8 1996 Learned coLnsel would urge that there is no reason not to hoki that fair market value of,agricultural lands in 'village Mundka was 4 1461000I- per bigha as of,5.8. 1996 1aking the argument forward, it is urged that with reference to the said price, fair market value needs to be determined as of 25 2 1993, 21 3 2003 and 17 6 2005, i e the dates when notifictions under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act were issued pursuant whereto agricultural lands were acquired in village Mundka,by increasing the price progressively, if not by 12% per annum 1 at least by 10% per nnum Itis urged that on the same bais, land price should be determined for the agricultural lands in village Bakkarwala Alternatively, Jt ivas urged th at,i..sirlce \Illlages Tikri Kalan, Mundka and Bakkawwala are contiguus villages, and in fact village Tikri Kalan is further towards he township of Robtak, some increase be made in the value of he land in village Mundka and Bakkarwala with reference to the )udgment and decree dated 19 12 2008 deciding a batch of Land Acquisition Appeals, lead matter being LA Ap3eal No 193/2006 Pratap Sincjh (Deceased) Thr. LR[5] Vs UQI as per which fair market value of land, per biglia, was determined in the revenue estate of village Tikri Kalan as of 16 11 1995, 11 6 1996 and 17 12 2002 at 2,15,164/- for category A lnd LA APP 784/200 & connected Page 10 of 19j........................