Sikandar Singh Grawal Vs. Union Territory of Chandigarh
EmailAppeal: SLP (C) Nos.8590 and 9003 of 1986
Petitioner: Sikandar Singh Grawal
Respondent: Union Territory of Chandigarh
Apeal: SLP (C) Nos.8590 and 9003 of 1986
Judges: LALIT MOHAN SHARMA, S. MOHAN & N. VENKATACHALA, JJ.
Date of Judgment: Sep 08, 1992
Head Note:
LAND ACQUISITION
Land Acquisition Act, 1894:
Section 23 – Enhanced compensation – Market value – Decision of the High Court enhancing the market value to Rs.62,000 per acre up
Held:
SLP dismissed.
Held –
JUDGEMENT:
VENKATACHALA, J. :
1. These Special Leave Petitions are made respecting the judgments in LPA Nos.1187/81 and 1207/81 of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana. The petitioners were owners of certain lands of Burail and Maloya village on the outskirts of Chandigarh which had been acquired for public purpose pursuant to Notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) published in the local Gazette dated 1.2.1977. The Land Acquisition Collector by his award under Section 11 of the Act determined the market value of the said lands at Rs.16,000 an acre. The District Judge at Chandigarh who had received the reference under Section 18 of the Act enhanced the market value of the acquired lands to Rs.34,000 an acre. The High Court before which appeals had been brought by the claimants seeking grant of enhanced market value for their lands, enhanced the market value to Rs.62,000 an acre following its earlier judgment in similar appeal being LPA No. 1207/81. On behalf of the petitioners, in the present petitions, we were not shown any material on the basis of which the High Court could have determined the market value of the acquired lands at a rate in excess of Rs.62,000 an acre. Hence, we see no ground to interfere with the judgments of the High Court and enhance the market value of the acquired lands. We, therefore, dismiss these Special Leave Petitions, however without costs.
1. These Special Leave Petitions are made respecting the judgments in LPA Nos.1187/81 and 1207/81 of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana. The petitioners were owners of certain lands of Burail and Maloya village on the outskirts of Chandigarh which had been acquired for public purpose pursuant to Notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) published in the local Gazette dated 1.2.1977. The Land Acquisition Collector by his award under Section 11 of the Act determined the market value of the said lands at Rs.16,000 an acre. The District Judge at Chandigarh who had received the reference under Section 18 of the Act enhanced the market value of the acquired lands to Rs.34,000 an acre. The High Court before which appeals had been brought by the claimants seeking grant of enhanced market value for their lands, enhanced the market value to Rs.62,000 an acre following its earlier judgment in similar appeal being LPA No. 1207/81. On behalf of the petitioners, in the present petitions, we were not shown any material on the basis of which the High Court could have determined the market value of the acquired lands at a rate in excess of Rs.62,000 an acre. Hence, we see no ground to interfere with the judgments of the High Court and enhance the market value of the acquired lands. We, therefore, dismiss these Special Leave Petitions, however without costs.
