1
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO(S). OF 2026 (Arising out of SLP(C) No(s). 9550-9554/2019)
RAJ KANWAR & ORS. ETC. APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
STATE OF HARYANA & ORS. ETC. RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
1. Leave granted.
2. The appellants are before this Court impugning the judgment of
the High Court whereby the compensation for acquisition of land, as
awarded by the Reference Court, was reduced.
3. Briefly the facts of the case are that a notification was issued under
Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, vide which land situated in
three different villages i.e., Turkpur, Thana Kalan and Mandora, Tehsil
Kharkhoda, Distt. Sonepat was sought to be acquired for construction
and development of Express Highway.
4. The Land Acquisition Collector awarded a sum of ₹12,50,000/- per
acre as compensation for the acquired land. The Reference Court
2
increased the same marginally by ₹50,000/- only, bringing the total to
₹13,00,000/- per acre. The High Court had set aside the enhancement
made by the Reference Court.
5. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the
fact that the Reference Court on examination of the merits of the
controversy had only marginally increased the amount of compensation,
which the High Court should not have interfered ...