1.Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned common judgment(s) and order(s) dated 28.01.2010/18.05.2010/07.03.2012 passed in the respective first appeals, dated 12.08.2013 in RFA No. 2948/2007 and dated 2.8.2013 passed in RFA No. 4975/2010, the particulars of which are as under, Natarajan Sl.No. Particulars RFA No. Date of Order Section 4 Notification date 01 Jagjit Singh & Ors. 1612/2000 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Anr. 02 Bhag Singh & Anr. 1616/2000 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. 03 Naranjan Singh (D) 1618/2000 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 through Joginder Ors. 04 Amarjit Singh v. 2319/2000 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. 05 Gian Singh v. State 2632/2000 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 of Punjab & Others 06 Kuldip Singh v. 2669/2000 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Anr. 07 Kharaiti Ram v. 277/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. 09 Kamaljit Kaur v. 317/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. 10 Amrik Singh v. State 328/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 11 Desa Singh & Ors. 1307/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. 12 Thakur Dass v. 1309/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. 13 Daljit Singh & Ors. 1310/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Anr. 15 Jagir Singh v. State 1313/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 16 Dalbag Singh & 1316/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Punjab 17 Amarjit Singh v. 1377/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. 18 Mehar Singh & Anr. 1379/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Anr. 19 Gurnam Singh & 1452/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. 21 Gian Singh v. State 1983/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 22 Surinder Pal Singh 1984/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 & Anr. v. State of 23 Dharam Singh v. 2133/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 24 Bachan Singh (D) 2137/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 through Lr. Jaswinder Singh v. Ors. 25 Pargat Singh & Anr. 2150/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Anr. 26 Paramjit Singh & 2154/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 27 Sohan Singh & Ors. 2159/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. 28 Lakbir Singh v. 2182/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 29 Purni v. State of 2183/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 30 Hukam Singh & Anr. 2221/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 v. State of Punjab 31 Achhra Singh v. 2224/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Anr. 32 Jarnail Kaur & Anr. 2225/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 33 Kaka Singh v. State 2226/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 34 Rajinder Singh v. 2280/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. 35 Smt. Palo v. State 2315/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 36 Gurjit Singh & Ors. 2957/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. 37 Gurcharan Singh v. 2958/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. 38 Dayal Singh v. State 3352/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 39 Sher Singh & Ors. 3412/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. Punjab 41 Kulwant Singh & 4158/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 42 Dayal Singh v. State 4249/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 43 Harbans Singh v. 4311/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Anr. 44 Gurmukhi Singh & 4628/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 45 Din Dayal Verma v. 5784/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. 46 Surinder Pal Singh 338/2002 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 & Anr. v. State of 47 Norang Singh v. 666/2002 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. Ors. 49 Jit Singh v. State of 2872/2002 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 50 Karnail Singh (D) 3257/2002 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 through Lrs. Kuldip 51 Karnail Singh (D) 3259/2002 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 through Lrs. Surjit Singh & Anr. V. 52 Rajinder Singh v. 3265/2002 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. 53 Mohan Singh & Ors. 3294/2002 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Anr. Anr. 57 Charan Singh (D) 1472/2003 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 through Lrs. Kuldip Anr. 58 Gian Singh & Ors. 1546/2003 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. 59 Karnail Singh & Anr. 327/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Anr. 60 Karnail Singh v. 4550/2003 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. 61 Labh Singh & Ors. 2932/2005 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. 62 Hernai Singh & Anr. 3447/2006 18.05.2010 12.11.1992 63 Malkit Singh v. 1828/2007 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. 64 Jagdish Singh v. 1298/2009 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. 65 Gurmail Singh v. 1302/2009 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Anr. 66 Daljit Singh v. State 5164/2001 28.01.2010 12.11.1992 Anr. 68 Gurmail Singh & 1434/2001 18.05.2010 12.11.1992 69 Mohinder Singh & 4648/2001 18.05.2010 12.11.1992 70 Sohan Singh & Ors. 3603/2002 18.05.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. 71 Nachhatar Kaur v. 4201/2002 18.05.2010 12.11.1992 Anr. Anr. 73 Amrik Singh & Anr. 2427/2003 18.05.2010 12.11.1992 74 Bant Singh & Ors. v. 2666/2003 18.05.2010 12.11.1992 Ors. 75 Harnai Singh & Anr. 2490/2004 18.05.2010 12.11.1992 76 Gurmit Singh v. 501/2005 18.05.2010 12.11.1992 Anr. 77 Kuldip Singh v. 5138/2001 07.03.2012 14.06.1993 Ors. 79 Amrik Singh v. State 5590/2001 07.03.2012 14.06.1993 81 Jit Singh v. State of 5597/2001 07.03.2012 14.06.1993 Punjab Punjab 83 Achhra Singh & 5733/2001 07.03.2012 14.06.1993 84 Labh Singh & Ors. 5787/2001 07.03.2012 14.06.1993 Ors. 85 Talok Singh v. State 205/2002 07.03.2012 14.06.1993 86 Kaka Singh v. State 207/2002 07.03.2012 14.06.1993 87 Desa Singh & Ors. 933/2002 07.03.2012 14.06.1993 Ors. 88 Sarabjit Singh & 1370/2002 07.03.2012 14.06.1993 89 Tarlochan Singh & 1936/2002 07.03.2012 14.06.1993 90 Kaka Singh & Ors. 2492/2002 07.03.2012 14.06.1993 Ors. 91 Mohinder Singh & 2550/2002 07.03.2012 14.06.1993 Punjab 92 Baljit Singh & Anr. 4194/2002 07.03.2012 14.06.1993 Ors. 93 Jawala Singh & 2480/2003 07.03.2012 14.06.1993 94 Lakhmir Singh & 2787/2003 07.03.2012 14.06.1993 95 Dilbagh Singh & 3279/2003 07.03.2012 14.06.1993 Ors. 97 Kamljit Singh v. 2948/2007 07.03.2012 14.06.1993 98 Paramjit Kaur & 4975/2010 02.08.2013 21.02.2000 determining/awarding the compensation for the acquired lands in question at Rs. 7,80,000/- per acre, the original landowners have preferred the present appeals.
2.At the outset, it is required to be noted that while determining the amount of compensation @ Rs. 7,80,000/- per acre in the respective first appeals except RFA No. 4975/2010, the High Court has relied upon its earlier decision in the case of Kapoor Singh v. The State of Punjab & Another (RFA No. 2348/1998 decided on 28.01.2010). So far as Civil Appeal arising out of impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court dated 2.8.2013 in RFA No. 4975/2010 is concerned, the High Court has determined the compensation at Rs. 19,85,700/- per acre, relying upon its earlier decision in the case of Surjit Singh v. State of Punjab & Another (RFA No. 3004/2006 decided on 2.3.2009).
3.It is not in dispute that the aforesaid decisions of the High Court in the cases of Kapoor Singh (supra) & Surjit Singh (supra) were the subject matter of appeals before this Court and in the case of Kapoor Singh (supra) and other allied first appeals, this Court has enhanced the amount of compensation by a further amount of Rs.1,00,000/- and Rs. 2,00,000/- per acre in the case of Surjit Singh (supra), payable by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority with interest and solatium as prescribed under the Statute from the date of the orders passed by the High Court (vide common order dated 15.01.2014 passed in Civil Appeal Nos. 738-748/2014 – Kapoor Singh v. State of Punjab & Another Etc. and Civil Appeal No. 363/2013 – Surjit Singh v. State of Punjab & Anr. Etc.).
4.It is not in dispute that the landowners in the present appeals are similarly situated. As observed hereinabove, while determining the compensation by the impugned common judgment and order/s, the High Court has relied upon its earlier decisions in the cases of Kapoor Singh (supra) & Surjit Singh (supra) respectively. Therefore, the present appeals are also required to be disposed of in terms of the decision of this Court in the cases of Kapoor Singh (supra) & Surjit Singh (supra), by enhancing the amount of compensation by a further sum of Rs.1,00,000/- per acre and Rs. 2,00,000/- per acre respectively. However, there is a substantial delay in preferring the first appeals. Therefore, we deem it appropriate to deny the interest on the enhanced amount of compensation from the date of the judgment and order/s passed by the High Court till the present appeals (special leave petitions) are preferred before this Court.
5.In view of the undisputed facts, all these appeals are partly allowed. Accordingly, we enhance the amount of compensation payable to the landowners to Rs. 1,00,000/- per acre in all these appeals where the High Court has relied upon its earlier decision in the case of Kapoor Singh (supra) except Civil appeal arising out of the impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court passed in RFA No. 4975/2010 in which the High Court has relied upon its earlier decision in the case of Surjit Singh (supra). We enhance the amount of compensation payable to the landowners to Rs. 2,00,000/- per acre in Civil Appeal arising out of the impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court in RFA No. 4975/2010. It is also ordered that the original landowners shall be entitled to solatium as prescribed under the statute on the enhanced amount of compensation from the date of orders passed by the High Court. However, the original landowners – claimants shall not be entitled to interest from the date of the orders passed by the High Court till filing of the appeals before this Court. The enhanced amount of compensation shall be deposited by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority within three months from today before the Reference Court.
6.All these appeals are accordingly disposed of in the aforesaid terms. However, in the facts and circumstances of the case, there shall be no order as to costs. [M.R. SHAH] AUGUST 26, 2022. [B.V. NAGARATHNA]