2026:HHC:37778 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CMPMO No.  : 220 of 2024 Decided on    :   03.09.2026 Khem Raj & Others …Petitioners Versus State of H.P. & Others …Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Virender Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner       :  Mr. Nalneesh,   Advocate   vice   Mr. Hamender Singh Chandel, Advocate. For the respondents   : Mr. H.S. Rawat, Additional Advocate General   with   Mr. Rohit   Sharma, Deputy   Advocate   General,   for respondents No.1 and 3. Mr. Ramesh Chand Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.2. Virender Singh, Judge (Oral) Petitioners have filed the present petition, under Article   227   of   the   Constitution   of   India,   against   the   order dated 09.10.2023, passed by the Court of learned Additional District   Judge(1),   Mandi,   Camp   at   Karsog   (hereinafter referred to as the ‘reference Court’), in CMA No. 303 of 2023, titled as ‘Khem Raj & Others versus State of H.P. & Others’. 1 Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. 2 2026:HHC:37778 2. By   way   of   order   dated   09.10.2023,   the   learned reference   Court   has   dismissed   the   application   filed,   under Sections   152   and   153­A   of   the   Code   of   Civil   Procedure (hereinafter referred to as ‘the CPC’), filed by the petitioner for correction in para 55 (c) of the Consolidated Award, bearing Reference Petition No.1 of 2010, titled as Khem Raj & Others versus State of H.P. & Others, along with other connected Reference Petitions bearing Reference Petition Nos.2 to 16 of 2010. 3. Parties to the present lis are hereinafter referred to, in the same manner, in which, they were referred to, by the learned reference Court. 4. Brief   facts,   leading   to   the   filing   of   the   present petition, before this Court, as borne out from the record, may be summed up, as under:­ 4.1. State of Himachal Pradesh, vide notification dated 11.12.2000,   issued,   under   Sections   4   and   17(4)   of   Land Acquisition Act for the acquisition of the land measuring 169­ 15­4   bighas,   situated   in   village   Tatapani,   Tehsil   Karsog, 3 2026:HHC:37778 District   Mandi,   for   construction   of   Kol   Dam   Hydro   Power Project by NTPC Ltd. 4.2. The   Land   Acquisition   Collector   has   passed   the Award No.79 of 2008. Since, the land owners, whose land was acquired were not satisfied with the market value assessed by the Land Acquisition Collector, as such, they have preferred the   reference   petitions,   under   Section   18   of   the   Land Acquisition   Act,   which   were   sent   to   the   learned   reference Court for adjudication. 5. The learned reference Court, vide judgment dated 13.12.2013, has decided, as many as, 16 reference petitions, by way of consolidated award, by answering the references, as under:­ “55. Further, reference petitioners are also held entitled to the following reliefs: a) The   petitioners   shall   also   be   entitled   to solatium @ 30% on the amount as stated aforesaid; b) the   reference   petitioners   shall   also   be entitled   for   additional   compensation   @12%   per annum   under   Section   23(1­A)   of   the   Act   w.e.f. 21.12.2000 the date of publication of notification till   the   date   of   award   of   the   Collector,   i.e., 08.03.2008 and 4 2026:HHC:37778 c) the   reference   petitioners   shall   also   be entitled to interest under Section 28 of the Act on the   amount   assessed   under   sub­section   (1)   of Section 23 of the Act, the additional compensation worked out under sub­section (1­A) of section 23 of the   Act,   plus,   solatium   awarded   under   sub­ section23 of the Act, at the rate of 9% per annum on the value assessed from the date of award and thereafter,   @   15%   per   annum   till   the   date   of payment/deposit of the amount of compensation in accordance with Section 34 of the Act.” 6. The said judgment was assailed by way of appeals, before this Court, by the NTPC, which were also disposed of by this Court on 6.4.2018, in view of the decision of this Court in RFA No.425 of 2012, titled as ‘NTPC Limited Kol Dam Versus Kuldeep   &   Others’. Thereafter,   the   applicant   filed   the application  under   Sections   152   and   153­A   of   the   CPC,   for correction of para No.55(c) of the award. 7. The   said   application   has   been   moved,   on   the ground, that on account of accidental slip or omission, the relief, as per the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in  Sunder Singh  versus  Union of India, (2001) 7 SCC 2011, has not been given. 5 2026:HHC:37778 8. The   said   application   was   considered,   by   the learned   reference   Court   and   rejected   vide   order   dated 09.10.2023. 9. The learned counsel for the petitioners could not satisfy  the  judicial  conscience   of this  Court as   to  how  the decision can be corrected, that too, in the application under Sections   152   and   153­A   CPC,   whereas,   the   award   of   the learned reference Court dated 13.12.2013, has been assailed by both the parties before this Court by filing the RFAs. 10. Non­granting the relief, as per the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in  Sunder Singh’s case (supra), to the considered opinion of this Court, does not fall within the definition of ‘accidental slip’ or ‘omission’. 11. In such situation, there is no scope for interference in   the   order   passed   by   the   learned   reference   Court. Consequently,   the   present   petition   is   dismissed. Pending applications, if any, shall also stand disposed of. ( Virender Singh ) September 03, 2026( ps ) Judge