1 RFA-4585-2018(O&M) and other connected cases 275+131 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH RFA-4585-2018(O&M) and other connected cases Date of decision: 07.03.2025 Pardeep Goyal and another ..Appellants Versus State of Haryana and another ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL Present: Mr. Ashwani Kumar Chopra, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vidul Kapoor, Advocate for the appellant in RFA-1317-2019. Mr. Jatin Verma, Advocate for Mr. S.K.Verma, Advocate for the appellants in RFA-133-2019. Mr. S.S.Salar, Advocate for the appellant in RFA-958-2019 and for respondent in RFA-427-2019. Mr. Sushil K.Sharma, Advocate and Mr. Sandeep K. Loura, Advocate for the appellants in RFA-13584-2018. Mr. Sankalp Ghelawat, Advocate for appellants in RFA-534, 548 and 554 of 2019 Mr. Anil Dutt, Advocate for Mr. S.P.Khatri, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Ajay Kumar Gupta, Advocate and Mr. Hritik Gupta, Advocate for the appellants in RFA-155, 156 and 157 of 2025 and for the respondents in RFA-279, 282 and 286 of 2021 Mr. M.K.Chouhar, Advocate and Mr. Shoaib Khan, Advocate for the appellants. Rekha Sihag 2025.04.08 14:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh 2 RFA-4585-2018(O&M) and other connected cases Mr. Anil Dutt, Advocate for the appellants in RFA-548-2019. Mr. Sandeep Panwar, Advocate for respondents (through VC) Mr. Abhinash Jain, DAG, Haryana. ****** ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. (Oral) Applications for condonation of delay in filing the appeals (RFA-155, 156 & 157 of 2025) 1. For the reasons stated in the applications, delay of 1523 days (in RFA-155-2025 & 157-2025) and delay of 1524 days (in RFA-156-2025) filing the respective appeals is condoned. 2. CMs stand allowed. Applications for condonation of delay in re-filing the appeals (RFA-155, 156 & 157 of 2025) 3. For the reasons stated in the applications, delay of 6 days in re- filing the appeals is condoned. 4. CMs stand allowed. Main cases 5. A batch of 132 connected Regular First Appeals and cross objections (details whereof are given at the foot of the judgment) shall stand disposed of by this common order with the consent of learned counsel representing the parties. 6. After having heard learned counsel representing the parties at length, this Court is of the considered view that the Reference Courts (hereinafter referred to as ‘RC’) while passing the various awards have Rekha Sihagoverlooked the material facts of the case. While deciding the cases, RCs 2025.04.08 14:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh 3 RFA-4585-2018(O&M) and other connected cases were oblivious of the fact that the acquisition is for construction of Ghaggar/Kaushalya Dam. The topography of the area was required to be seen because the acquired land may be comprising of plain land, hillock/mound slopes and deep khadd(ditch). It’s a hilly area. The dam was to be constructed to obstruct the flow of Ghaggar/Kaushalya river. This was most important fact, which the RCs were required to keep in mind while assessing market value of the acquired land. 7. Learned counsel representing the parties do not dispute that in none of the awards passed by the RCs, these aspect of the matter has been kept in consideration. In RFA-3892-2019, State of Haryana has filed an application for filing additional evidence. The State as well as the landowners are challenging the correctness of market value assessed by the RCs. 8. Keeping in view the aforesaid position, the impugned awards passed by the RCs on 30.05.2018, 26.11.2018, 08.12.2018, 31.08.2018, 06.11.2018, 14.11.2018, 22.11.2018, 26.11.2018, 08.12.2018 and 07.05.2019 are set aside. It is expected that the RCs would either inspect the site itself or get a report from an expert with regard to the location of particular parcel of land owned by each of the landowners, who have filed petition under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, after having equipped itself with the complete information, the RCs will proceed to decide the matter afresh. 9. The parties are directed to appear through their counsel before the Reference Courts on 07.05.2025. 10. With these observations, the appeals stand disposed of. Rekha Sihag 2025.04.08 14:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh 4 RFA-4585-2018(O&M) and other connected cases 11. All the pending miscellaneous applications, if any, are also disposed of. (ANIL KSHETARPAL) 07.03.2025 JUDGE rekha Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No Sr. No. Case No. Appellant(s) Respondent(s) 1. RFA-4585-2018 PARDEEP GOYAL AND ANR STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR 2. RFA-13582- 2018 WITH XOBJR-108- 2021 AVTAR JEET SINGH STATE OF HARYANA & ANOTHER 3. RFA-13583- 2018 WITH XOBJR-111- 2021 NARINDER KUMAR STATE OF HARYANA & ANOTHER 4. RFA-13584- 2018 WITH XOBJR-107- 2021 GURPAL SINGH STATE OF HARYANA & ANOTHER 5. RFA-13610- 2018 WITH XOBJR-102- 2021 JAGDISH KUMAR (D) THR LRS AND ANR STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR 6. RFA-13621- 2018 WITH XOBJR-113- 2021 MEENAL KUMAR STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS 7. RFA-13620- 2018 WITH XOBJR-46-2021 RAVINDER KUMAR STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS 8. RFA-13617- 2018 WITH XOBJR-110- 2021 SUSHMA STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS 9. RFA-13618- 2018 WITH XOBJR-106- 2021 DAVINDER KUMAR STATE OF HARYANA & ORS 10. RFA-13619- 2018 WITH XOBJR-47-2021 SUKHWINDER SINGH STATE OF HARYANA & ORS 11. RFA-4587-2018 KULDEEP SINGH STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR Rekha Sihag 2025.04.08 14:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh 5 RFA-4585-2018(O&M) and other connected cases 12. RFA-4586-2018 KULDEEP SINGH STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR 13. RFA-4266-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS SUMIT 14. RFA-4265-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS TARA CHAND 15. RFA-4264-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS SUNITA 16. RFA-4145-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER PARDEEP GOYAL AND ANOTHER 17. RFA-4144-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ISHWAR DASS 18. RFA-4143-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER RAJ KUMAR BANSAL AND OTHERS 19. RFA-4149-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS BACHAN SINGH AND ANOTHER 20. RFA-4148-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS SANJAY 21. RFA-4147-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS DARSHAN KUMAR 22. RFA-4146-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERSS GURDEV SINGH 23. RFA-533-2019 WITH XOBJR- 93-2021 GULSHANVIR STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 24. RFA-81-2019 WITH XOBJR- 20-2022 TARA SINGH (D) THR LRS AND ORS STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR 25. RFA-473-2019 WITH XOBJR- 105-2021 JASWINDER KAUR STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS 26. RFA-474-2019 WITH XOBJR- 120-2021 SEEMA STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER 27. RFA-475-2019 WITH XOBJR- 109-2021 JITENDER PAL STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER 28. RFA-279-2021 STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER SURINDER KUMAR LAMBHA AND ANR 29. RFA-290-2021 STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER SUDHARSHAN DEVI ALIAS SUDHARSHAN KUMARI 30. RFA-287-2021 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS R.K. LAMBA 31. RFA-286-2021 STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER PREM BHUSHAN AND ORS 32. RFA-285-2021 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS JANAK DEVI Rekha Sihag 2025.04.08 14:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh 6 RFA-4585-2018(O&M) and other connected cases 33. RFA-354-2019 WITH XOBJR- 115-2021 SHAKUN AND ORS STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER 34. RFA-1008-2019 WITH XOBJR- 112-2021 HEMANT SHARMA AND ANR STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 35. RFA-13581- 2018 WITH XOBJR-114- 2021 RAJ RANI STATE OF HARYANA & ANOTHER 36. RFA-2611-2019 WITH XOBJR- 104-2021 GIAN KUMARI THROUGH LR PREM PAL PABBI STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 37. RFA-2339-2019 WITH XOBJR- 29-2022 KISHORI LAL STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 38. RFA-14-2020 WITH XOBJR- 28-2022 YUGAL KISHORE AND OTHERS STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER 39. RFA-1005-2019 WITH XOBJR- 31-2022 MAHANT BABA KIRPAL PURI STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 40. RFA-1397-2021 SUSHILA STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 41. RFA-289-2021 STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER DHARAM CHAND 42. RFA-1399-2021 ANJU BALA STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 43. RFA-1009-2019 WITH XOBJR- 27-2022 NANDANI STATE OF HARYANA THROUGH DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND OTHERS 44. RFA-284-2021 STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER RAJ KUMAR BANSAL AND ORS 45. RFA-288-2021 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ANJU BALA 46. RFA-280-2021 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS SHAM SUNDER 47. RFA-1394-2021 SHAM SUNDER STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 48. RFA-281-2021 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS SUSHILA 49. RFA-4345-2019 WITH XOBJR- 21-2022 DAYAL THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER 50. RFA-1134-2019 WITH XOBJR- 26-2022 RAJINDER PARSAD GARG STATE OF HARYANA THROUGH DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND OTHERS Rekha Sihag 2025.04.08 14:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh 7 RFA-4585-2018(O&M) and other connected cases 51. RFA-1083-2019 WITH XOBJR- 24-2022 SUNITA STATE OF HARYANA THROUGH DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND OTHERS 52. RFA-890-2019 WITH XOBJR- 25-2022 LALIT SINGLA STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 53. RFA-1388-2021 SUMIT STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 54. RFA-1389-2021 SANJAY STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 55. RFA-133-2019 FATIMA AND ORS STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR 56. RFA-13734- 2018 DEEN MOHD(D) THR LRS & ORS STATE OF HARYANA & ORS 57. RFA-543-2019 ASHOK KUMAR (NOW DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 58. RFA-1144-2019 BACHAN SINGH NOW DECEASED THROUGH HIS LRS AND ANR STATE OF HARYANA THROUGH DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND OTHERS 59. RFA-534-2019 SUNITA STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 60. RFA-544-2019 ROSHAN LAL STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 61. RFA-545-2019 GULSHAN KAUR STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 62. RFA-546-2019 TIRATH RAM(NOW DECEASED)THROUGH HIS LRS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 63. RFA-547-2019 RAJINDER PARSAD GARG STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 64. RFA-548-2019 LALIT SINGLA STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 65. RFA-549-2019 MAHANT BABA KIRPAL PURI STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 66. RFA-550-2019 AKASH AND ORS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 67. RFA-551-2019 KAMLESH KAUR STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 68. RFA-552-2019 GURDEV SINGH STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 69. RFA-553-2019 TARA CHAND STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 70. RFA-554-2019 NANDANI STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 71. RFA-555-2019 DINNA NATH STATE OF HARYANA Rekha Sihag 2025.04.08 14:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh 8 RFA-4585-2018(O&M) and other connected cases AND OTHERS 72. RFA-959-2019 WITH XOBJR- 167-22 SUKHDEV SINGH STATE OF HARYANA THROUGH LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR AND ANOTHER 73. RFA-4270-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS NANDANI 74. RFA-4269-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS SHAM SUNDER 75. RFA-4588-2018 RAJ KUMAR BANSAL (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS AND ORS STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR 76. RFA-4267-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS KISHORI LAL AND OTHERS 77. RFA-4268-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS KAMLESH KAUR 78. RFA-4294-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS TIRATH RAM NOW DECEASED THROUGH HIS LRS 79. RFA-4271-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS MOTIA RANI 80. RFA-4272-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS SHANTI DEVI AND ANOTHER 81. RFA-4589-2018 RAJ KUMAR BANSAL (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND ORS STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR 82. RFA-155-2025 SURINDER KUMAR LAMBHA AND ORS STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR 83. RFA-156-2025 PREM BHUSHAN AND ORS STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR 84. RFA-157-2025 URMILA DEVI DECEASED THROUGH LRS AND ORS STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR 85. RFA-4160-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER KULDEEP SINGH 86. RFA-4263-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ROSHAN LAL 87. RFA-4159-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS DINNA NATH 88. RFA-4161-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS PREM NATH 89. RFA-4166-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS DARVESH KAUR AND OTHERS 90. RFA-4165-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS RAJINDER PARSAD GARG 91. RFA-4164-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER FATIMA AND OTHERS Rekha Sihag 2025.04.08 14:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh 9 RFA-4585-2018(O&M) and other connected cases 92. RFA-4163-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS TARA CHAND 93. RFA-1431-2019 WITH XOBJR- 169-2022 GURBAX SINGH AND OTHERS STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER 94. RFA-282-2021 STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER URMILA DEVI AND ANOTHER 95. RFA-53-2019 WITH XOBJR- 103-2021 GURDARSHAN SINGH SINCE DECEASED THR LRS AND ORS STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR 96. RFA-964-2020 WITH XOBJR- 172-2022 SUSHMA STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 97. RFA-278-2021 STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER KULDEEP SINGH 98. RFA-13611- 2018 WITH XOBJR-117- 2021 TARA SINGH (D) THROUGH LRS & ORS STATE OF HARYANA & ANR 99. RFA-1646-2019 WITH XOBJR- 168-2022 MEENAL KUMAR STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER 100. RFA-1317-2019 WITH XOBJR- 48-2021 M/S MEHFIL HOSPITALITY OVERSEAS LTD STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER 101. RFA-394-2020 WITH XOBJR- 23-2022 DAYAL SINGH AND OTHERS STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER 102. RFA-3012-2019 WITH XOBJR- 173-2022 SHAKUNTLA STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS 103. RFA-4217-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ASHOK KUMAR NOW DECEASED REPRESENTED THROUGH HIS LRS 104. RFA-1018-2019 WITH XOBJR- 166-2022 JARNAIL SINGH AND OTHERS STATE OF HARYANA THROUGH LAND ACQUISITION AND ANOTHER 105. RFA-536-2019 WITH XOBJR- 163-2022 GULSHANVIR STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 106. RFA-10-2020 WITH XOBJR- 30-2022 SHYAM SINGH AND ORS STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR 107. RFA-3892-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS LALIT SINGLA 108. RFA-3343-2019 WITH XOBJR- 164-2022 KARAM CHAND STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR Rekha Sihag 2025.04.08 14:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh 10 RFA-4585-2018(O&M) and other connected cases 109. RFA-1318-2019 WITH XOBJR- 165-2022 M/S MEHFIL HOSPITALITY OVERSEAS LTD STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER 110. RFA-738-2019 PREM NATH (NOW DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 111. RFA-739-2019 ISHWAR DAS ( NOW DECESED) THORUGH HIS LRS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 112. RFA-740-2019 VINOD KUMAR STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 113. RFA-954-2019 ISHWAR CHAND STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 114. RFA-958-2019 MOTIA RANI (NOW DECEASED) THROUGH HER LRS STATE OF HARYANA THROUGH DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND ORS 115. RFA-933-2020 SHAM SUNDER STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 116. RFA-955-2020 DARVESH KAUR DECEASED AND OTHERS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 117. RFA-542-2019 OM PARKASH AND ORS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 118. RFA-4216-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS SATYA PAUL GUPTA AND ANOTHER 119. RFA-4152-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS GAYAN CHAND AND OTHERS 120. RFA-4151-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS DEEN MOHAMMAD AND OTHERS 121. RFA-4752-2018 KISHORI LAL STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS 122. RFA-736-2019 CHAND RANI STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 123. RFA-737-2019 DARSHAN KUMAR (NOW DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 124. RFA-4155-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS KISHORI LAL 125. RFA-4154-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS MAHANT BABA KIRPAL PURI 126. RFA-4153-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER KULDEEP SINGH 127. RFA-4156-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS GULSHAN KAUR 128. RFA-4157-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER RAJ KUMAR BANSAL AND OTHERS 129. RFA-4158-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ISHWAR CHAND Rekha Sihag 2025.04.08 14:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh 11 RFA-4585-2018(O&M) and other connected cases 130. RFA-4150-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS VINOD KUMAR 131. RFA-283-2021 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS RANBIR SINGH AND ORS 132. RFA-4162-2019 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS AKASH AND OTHERS (ANIL KSHETARPAL) 07.03.2025 JUDGE rekha Rekha Sihag 2025.04.08 14:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh