{"id":122215,"date":"2009-01-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-18T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/chanan-singh-vs-state-of-punjab-on-19-january-2009"},"modified":"2016-09-28T23:42:40","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T18:12:40","slug":"chanan-singh-vs-state-of-punjab-on-19-january-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/chanan-singh-vs-state-of-punjab-on-19-january-2009","title":{"rendered":"Chanan Singh vs State Of Punjab on 19 January, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Punjab-Haryana High Court<\/div>\n
Chanan Singh vs State Of Punjab on 19 January, 2009<\/div>\n
RFA No.844 of 1993                           1\n\nIn the Punjab and Haryana High Court,at Chandigarh.\n\n\n             RFA No.844 of 1993\n             Decided on January 19,2009.\n\n\nChanan Singh                         --Appellant\n\n            vs.\n\nState of Punjab                      -- Respondent<\/pre>\n
CORAM:      HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN\n\n\nPresent:    Mr.Gurnam Singh,Advocate,for the appellant (s).\n\n<\/pre>\n
            Mr.N.S.Pawar,Addl.A.G.Punjab,for the respondent(s)<\/p>\n
Rakesh Kumar Jain,J: (Oral)<\/p>\n
            This judgment shall dispose of seven Regular First Appeals<\/p>\n
bearing Nos. 844, 845, 846,847 of 1993, 2 and 3 of 1994 and 3728 of 1993,<\/p>\n
filed by the claimants against the award of Additional District Judge,<\/p>\n
Patiala,dated 11.11.1992. Since identical question of law and facts are<\/p>\n
involved in these appeals, therefore, they are being decided by this common<\/p>\n
judgment. The facts are taken from RFA No.844 of 1993.<\/p>\n
            Vide notification dated 09.3.1987, issued under Section 4 of the<\/p>\n
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short,’the Act’), followed by a notification<\/p>\n
of declaration of the same date issued under Section 6 of the Act, land<\/p>\n
measuring 12.94 acres situated in village Mehmadpur was acquired for the<\/p>\n
public purpose, namely for the construction of ‘Sales- Tax Barrier’ at ,<\/p>\n
Shambhu.\n<\/p>\n
            The Land Acquisition Collector, Rajpura, (for short,’the
\n RFA No.844 of 1993                                           2<\/span><\/p>\n
Collector’), vide his         award dated 09.7. 1987 awarded compensation for<\/p>\n
Chahi land (measuring 15 bighas-02 biswas) @ Rs.40,000\/- per acre and<\/p>\n
for Barani land (47 bighas-02 biswas) @ Rs. 20,000\/- per acre, besides<\/p>\n
awarding all statutory benefits in terms of the provisions of the Amended<\/p>\n
Act.\n<\/p>\n
                 The land-owners were not satisfied                    with the award of the<\/p>\n
Collector. They filed objections under Section 18 of the Act and claimed<\/p>\n
compensation @ Rs. 2,00,000\/- per acre, on the ground that the land in<\/p>\n
question is situated near the Punjab and Haryana Border and being adjacent<\/p>\n
to the G.T.Road has possessed high potentiality to be developed into a<\/p>\n
commercial\/residential area. They also pleaded that                         their land has been<\/p>\n
severed which has caused damage due to loss of income.<\/p>\n
In the written statement filed by the State of Punjab, the claim of the<\/p>\n
landowners was refuted and it was pleaded that due compensation has<\/p>\n
already been awarded after taking into consideration all the relevant factors<\/p>\n
including location and potentiality.\n<\/p>\n
                 Both the parties led their respective evidence. Besides oral<\/p>\n
evidence, the landowners relied upon following sale deeds:-<\/p>\n
– – – — – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – — – – – – – – – – — – – – – — – – – – — –<\/p>\n
\nSr.. Exhibit Date of sale Area Considera Rate per                                  Village\nNo.                               B B -tion                  acre\n<\/pre>\n
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – — –<\/p>\n
1.Ex.A-5       22.12.1986          0- 05 Rs.5000\/- Rs.96,000\/-                     Mehmadpur<\/p>\n
2.Ex.A-6       8.8.1986            0-05      Rs.5000\/-         Rs.96,000\/-           -do-<\/p>\n
3.Ex.A-7       6.2.1990            0-06      Rs.12,500\/ Rs.2,00,000\/-              Rajgarh<\/p>\n
4.Ex.A-8 20.9.1991                 0-10     Rs.37,500\/- Rs.3,60,000\/-               Mehmadpur<\/p>\n
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – — – – – — – – – — – – – – — – – – — – — – — – — — – —<\/p>\n
The respondent-State of Punjab relied upon                           the sale deeds which are
\n RFA No.844 of 1993                                            3<\/span><\/p>\n
reproduced below:-\n<\/p>\n
– – – — – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – — – – – – – – – – — – – – – — – – – – — –<\/p>\n
\nSr.Exhibit Date of sale Area Considera Rate per                                     Village\nNo.                                B B -tion                  acre\n<\/pre>\n
 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – — – – – – – – – – – – —<\/p>\n
1.Ex.R-1       05.8.1987          2- 2       Rs.6000\/- Rs.12,728\/-                  Mehmadpur<\/p>\n
2.Ex.R-2       8.5.1987           0-18        Rs.3000\/- Rs.16,032\/-                   -do-<\/p>\n
 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – — – – – — – – – — – – – – — – – – — – — – — – — — – —<\/p>\n
                 The learned Reference Court rejected the sale deeds Ex.A-7<\/p>\n
and A-8 on the ground that the same pertain to a period more than two<\/p>\n
years after the issuance of notification under Section 4 of the Act. The sale<\/p>\n
deeds Exs. A-5 and A-6 were ignored on the ground that not only these sale<\/p>\n
deeds relate to a small piece of land, but also these were not found to be<\/p>\n
genuine because consideration was recorded to have been paid earlier. The<\/p>\n
learned Reference Court                had thus applied guess work                    in respect of<\/p>\n
potentiality of the land and awarded 20% more over and above the value of<\/p>\n
the acquired land assessed by the Collector and awarded compensation for<\/p>\n
Chahi land @ Rs.50,000\/- per acre and for Barani land @ Rs. 25,000\/-<\/p>\n
per acre. The learned Reference Court also referred to various khasra<\/p>\n
numbers which were severed from the land due to acquisition. The said<\/p>\n
khasra numbers are as under:-\n<\/p>\n
Khasra No.               Total area                         Area acquired\n\n570                      5-18                               2- 2\n\n574                      4-0                                1-14\n\n581                      4-0                                2- 2\n\n582                      4-0                                3-15\n\n566                      4-0                                0-13\n\n565                      4-0                                2-18\n RFA No.844 of 1993                                          4<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/pre>\n
               On the either side of the road severance of land of Chanan<\/p>\n
Singh petitioner in case No. 734-T\/90 is as under:-<\/p>\n
Kh.No.                  Total area                        Area acquired<\/p>\n
– – – – – – – – – – – – — – – – – – – – – — – – – — – – – – – — – – – – – – — — – – – – – –<\/p>\n
1035\/313                3-19                              3-09<\/p>\n
               Severance of land of Kartar Singh petitioner in case No. 735-<\/p>\n
T\/90 is as under:\n<\/p>\n
Kh.No.                  Total area                        Area acquired\n\n316                     4-0                               2-05\n\n1037\/315                2-0                               1-03\n\n  In this regard, the learned Reference Court allowed                            25% severance\n\ncharges      of the market value of the acquired land. Besides, the learned\n\n<\/pre>\n
Reference Court held that the claimants shall not be entitled to solatium<\/p>\n
and interest @ 12% per annum over the amount of severance.<\/p>\n
               Mr.Gurnam Singh, learned counsel appearing for the appellants<\/p>\n
has vehemently contended that the learned Reference Court has committed<\/p>\n
an error while ignoring sale deeds Exs.A-5 and A-6. It is submitted that it<\/p>\n
is not a ground to hold the sale deed not to be genuine if it is recited in the<\/p>\n
sale deed that the amount of consideration has already been taken.                              The<\/p>\n
learned counsel has relied upon the sale deeds Exs. A-5 and A-6 dated<\/p>\n
22.12.1986 and 08.8.1986 respectively                    wherein both the sale deeds of 5<\/p>\n
biswas of land          each has been sold for Rs. 5000\/-                     which comes to<\/p>\n
Rs.96,000\/- per acre. The said sale deeds are in respect of land of village<\/p>\n
Mehmadpur from where the land in question has been presently acquired.<\/p>\n
 Learned counsel for the appellant has further argued that the learned
\n RFA No.844 of 1993                             5<\/span><\/p>\n
Reference Court has committed an error by awarding severance charges<\/p>\n
only to the extent of 25% of the market value,while this Court has awarded<\/p>\n
severance charge of 50% in judgments in the cases of State of Haryana v.<\/p>\n
Rajinder Kumar<\/a> 2000 (1) All India Land Acquisition & Compensation<\/p>\n
Cases, 360, Punjab State v. Gurbachan Singh and others 1988 P.L.J.490,<\/p>\n
Smt.Narinder Kaur v. The State of Punjab and others 1980 P.L.R,473,<\/p>\n
State of Punjab through Collector, Hoshiarpur and another v. Gopal Singh<\/p>\n
(2002-2) P.L.R.843 and State of Punjab through Collector, Hoshiarpur v.<\/p>\n
Radha Krishan<\/a>        1989 All India   Land Acquisition and compensation<\/p>\n
Cases,667, Tehal Singh and others v. The State of Punjab and<\/a> another<\/p>\n
1987 All India Land Acquisition & Compensation Cases 491 and Bishan<\/p>\n
Dass v. State of Punjab<\/a> 1997 (2) P.L.J. 416.\n<\/p>\n
            As against this, learned State Counsel has contended that if<\/p>\n
the sale deeds are found to be genuine even then the same cannot be taken<\/p>\n
into consideration because it pertain to a small piece of land and cannot be<\/p>\n
set up as an example for the purpose of reassessing the compensation<\/p>\n
            I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have perused<\/p>\n
the record with their assistance.\n<\/p>\n
            The learned reference Court has erred in ignoring the sale<\/p>\n
deeds Exs.A-5 and A-6, pertaining to the same village and are prior to the<\/p>\n
date of notification, on the ground that since the sale consideration has been<\/p>\n
paid earlier by the vendor to the vendee, therefore, they are not genuine sale<\/p>\n
deeds. This observation is totally irrelevant. However, I am in agreement<\/p>\n
with the argument raised by the learned counsel for the State that the land<\/p>\n
in Exs.A-5 and A-6 pertains to a small piece of land of 5 biswas only vis-<\/p>\n
a-vis 12.94 acres of acquired land, therefore, normal cut of 1\/3rd should
\n RFA No.844 of 1993                          6<\/span><\/p>\n
be applied. Thus, after applying a cut of 1\/3rd in the value of sale deeds<\/p>\n
Ex. A-5 and A-6, it comes to Rs.64,000\/-.              In my view, the<\/p>\n
appellants\/landowners are entitled    to compensation to the extent of<\/p>\n
Rs.64,000\/- for Chahi land.\n<\/p>\n
            Reverting back to the second argument of the learned counsel<\/p>\n
for the appellant that severance charges allowed by the learned Reference<\/p>\n
Court @ 25% of the market value of the un-acquired land should have been<\/p>\n
50%. I am in full agreement with the argument raised by the learned<\/p>\n
counsel for the appellants that in view of the decision       of this Court<\/p>\n
rendered in the cases of State of Haryana v. Rajinder Kumar<\/a> 2000 (1)<\/p>\n
All India Land Acquisition & Compensation Cases, 360, Punjab State v.<\/p>\n
Gurbachan Singh and others 1988 P.L.J.490, Smt.Narinder Kaur v. The<\/p>\n
State of Punjab and others    1980 P.L.R,473,    State of Punjab through<\/p>\n
Collector, Hoshiarpur and another v. Gopal Singh (2002-2) P.L.R.843<\/p>\n
and State of Punjab through Collector, Hoshiarpur v. Radha Krishan<\/a> 1989<\/p>\n
All India Land Acquisition and compensation Cases,667, Tehal Singh and<\/p>\n
others v. The State of Punjab and<\/a> another        1987 All India       Land<\/p>\n
Acquisition & Compensation Cases 491 and        Bishan Dass v. State of<\/p>\n
Punjab<\/a> 1997 (2) P.L.J. 416. (supra), severance charges has to be awarded @<\/p>\n
50% of the market value of the un-acquired land instead of 25%. In view<\/p>\n
of above, the finding of the learned Reference Court on issue No.2 is<\/p>\n
modified and the appellants are held entitled to the severance charges @<\/p>\n
50% instead of 25% as given by the learned Reference Court.<\/p>\n
            With this modification in the judgment of the learned Reference<\/p>\n
Court, the appeals filed by the landowners\/claimants are allowed. They<\/p>\n
are held entitled to compensation @ Rs.64,000\/- per acres from the date of
\n RFA No.844 of 1993                            7<\/span><\/p>\n
issuance of notification under Section 4 of the Act, besides all the statutory<\/p>\n
benefits in terms of the provisions of the Amended Act. They shall also be<\/p>\n
entitled to severance charges @ 50% instead of 25% of the land which has<\/p>\n
been severed to due to acquisition. The appellants are also held entitled to<\/p>\n
the costs of the appeals.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
January 19,2009                                     (Rakesh Kumar Jain)\nRR                                                          Judge\n <\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Punjab-Haryana High Court Chanan Singh vs State Of Punjab on 19 January, 2009 RFA No.844 of 1993 1 In the Punjab and Haryana High Court,at Chandigarh. RFA No.844 of 1993 Decided on January 19,2009. Chanan Singh –Appellant vs. State of Punjab — Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: Mr.Gurnam Singh,Advocate,for the appellant (s). 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