Rama Nand Vs. State of
Haryana [2008] INSC 1301 (4 August 2008)
Judgment
CIVIL APPELLATE
JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO.4819 OF 2008 (Arising out of S.L.P.(C)
No.16984/2005) Rama Nand ...Appellant(s) Versus State of Haryana
...Respondent(s) WITH CIVIL APPEALS NOS.4821 TO 4879 OF 2008 (Arising out of
S.L.P.(C) Nos.17043, 17046, 16999, 16990, 17132, 17053, 17054, 17160, 17166,
17148, 17125, 17158, 17162, 17122, 17167, 17187, 17178, 17293, 17351, 17381,
17406, 17372, 17436, 17382, 17447, 17369, 18251, 17626, 16918, 19017, 19658,
20108-20109, 20153-20175, 26164, 26144 of 2005 and 2656 OF 2006) ORDER Delay
condoned. Substitution allowed.
Leave granted.
The appellants are
the claimants under the Land Acquisition Act. The lands in question stood
acquired for development of industrial Sector No.58, Faridabad.
The main controversy
in the present case is that in the entire judgment of the reference court, the
discussion relates to lands acquired for development of Industrial Sector No.59
pursuant to the notification dated 10th June, 1988. There is no discussion in
the context of Sector No.58. In matter of valuation, courts are required to
consider relevant instances. In the present case, the entire ..2/- CA....@
SLP(C) 16984/05 etc. contd.. discussion by the Reference Court proceeds in the
context of Section No.59 and, therefore, we find merit in the contention
advanced on behalf of the appellant herein that his claim cannot be decided on
the basis of sale instances concerning the acquisition of the lands in
industrial Sector No.59. There is a First Appeal pending in the High Court but
that First Appeal also relates to Sector No.59. The High Court has merely
copied extracts from the judgment of the Reference Court.
For the afore-stated
reasons, we set aside the impugned judgment of the High Court in the present
case and we remit the matters to the Reference Court for deciding the rate of
compensation payable to the appellants herein in the context of Sector No.58,
Faridabad. We make it clear that we have not gone into the merits of the case
in the sense that we have not examined any of the sale instances pertaining to
Section No.58. It would be open to the Reference Court to examine the matter de
novo in accordance with law and any observations made herein will not come in
its way. It would be open the Reference Court to consider relevant sale
instances and the proximity of the lands, if at all, to the lands in Section
No.59. We express no opinion on that aspect of the case.
...3/- CA....@ SLP(C)
16984/05 etc. contd..
-3- Before
concluding, we quote herein-below our order dated 25th August, 2005:
"Counsel for the
petitioners states that so far as the petitioners in these special leave
petitions are concerned, there is no consideration of their case by the learned
Single Judge or by the Division Bench. He further states that so far as Sector
58 is concerned, he is not claiming compensation on the basis of what may be
awarded in respect of the land acquired in Sector 59."
On a bare reading of
the said order, it is clear that the appellants will not claim compensation on
the basis of what is awarded in respect of the lands acquired for development
of Sector 59. This aspect is important because the appellants have made it
clear before this Court by way of an affidavit that they will claim
compensation only on the basis of the value of the land in Sector 58 and in
that regard they have to adduce evidence before the Reference Court. Therefore,
the rate of Rs.165/- awarded by the Reference Court earlier will not be binding
on either parties and the Reference Court is free to decide the market value de
novo in accordance with law. The said rate of Rs.165/- is set aside.
...4/-
CA....@ SLP(C) 16984/05 etc. contd..
-4- Civil Appeals are
disposed of accordingly. No order as to costs.
...................J.
(S.H. KAPADIA)
...................J(B.
SUDERSHAN REDDY)
New
Delhi, August 04, 2008.
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