Case brief
What is this about?
State of Haryana v. Ravi Kant, XOBJR-3-CI-2008 in/and RFA-794-1997, High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh (Deepak Gupta, J.), decided orally on 23.03.2026. Land acquisition compensation appeal and cross-objections concerning Urban Estate, Shahabad, District Kurukshetra (notifications 21.04.1987 and 20.04.1988 under Sections 4 and 6, Land Acquisition Act, 1894). Reference Court value of Rs. 4,07,600/- per acre (over Collector's Rs. 73,600/- per acre) maintained; appeal and cross-objections dismissed as covered by Lt. Col. S.C. Duggal v. State of Haryana, RFA No. 1242 of 1992 (decided 08.09.2008). Keywords: enhancement, market value, Reference Court award, reliance on co-ordinate Bench precedent.
What did the court decide?
Taking the case as covered by the judgment dated 08.09.2008 of a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Lt. Col. S.C. Duggal and others v. State of Haryana and another (RFA No. 1242 of 1992), in which the market value assessed by the Reference Court was not interfered with, this Court holds that there is no scope for interference in the award passed by the Reference Court.