Himachal Pradesh High Court
Sharma Dutt vs Sh. Surender Singh And Others on 27 August, 2021
Bench: Tarlok Singh Chauhan
IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA
ON THE 27th DAY OF AUGUST, 2021
.
BEFORE
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TARLOK SINGH CHAUHAN
REGULAR FIRST APPEAL No.441 of 2019
Between:-
1. SHARMA DUTT S/O SH. BUDH RAM (AGED 61 YEARS)
RESIDENT OF MOHAL PANAR-KALYAN, SUB-TEHSIL
DADAHU, DISTRICT SIRMAUR, H.P.
2. KARMA DUTT (DECEASED) S/O SH. BUDH RAM; THROUGH
LRS;
(i) LEKH RAJ, AGED 41 YEARS, (SON);
(ii) SADA NAND AGED 38 YEARS (SON);
(iii) DEVINDER AGED 36 YEARS, (SON);
(iv) SMT. NARDA (DAUGHTER);
(v) SMT. SANTOSH (DAUGHTER)
(vi) SMT. DAYAVATI AGED 65 YEARS (WIFE) ; OF LATE
KARMA DUTT,
ALL RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE DUNGI
KANDYON, TEHSIL DADAHU, DISTRICT
SIRMAUR, HIMACHAL PRADESH.
......APPELLANTS/
PETITIONERS.
(BY SH. RUPINDER SINGH THAKUR,
SH. J.S. KANWAR, SH. BRIJESH SAKLANI
AND MS. SHASHI KIRAN, ADVOCATES)
AND
1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (POWER)
TO THE GOVERNMENT OF H.P.
SHIMLA-2.
2. LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR, H.P.P.C.L. UTTAM
BHAWAN, SHIMLA-4.
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3. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH THROUGH DISTRICT
COLLECTOR, SIRMOUR, AT NAHAN HIMACHAL PRADESH.
.
4. THE GENERAL MANAGER RENUKAJI PROJECT, HPPCL,
DADAHU, DISTRICT SIRMOUR H.P.
.......RESPONDENTS.
5. RIHKI RAM SON OF SOBHA RAM
6. RAJENDER KUMAR SON OF DUNGI RAM
7. SURINDER SINGH
8.
9. to
KAMLINDER SINGH 9ALIAS BUDH SINGH) BOTH SON OF
SH. RIKHI RAM SON OF SOBHA RAM.
SANTOSH KUMARI
10. SUMAN KUMARI
11. NARDA ALL DAUGHTERS OF MOHAR SINGH SON OF
HEERA
12. SUMITRA DEVI WIDOW OF MOHAR SINGH.
13. ARJUN SINGH
14. SATPAL SINGH BOTH SON OF MATTU
15. SMT. BIMLA DAUGHTER OF MATTU.
16. KAMLA WIDOW OF MATTU
17. SUNPA WIDOW OF MOHI RAM SON OF SH. SHANKAR
18. KULA NAND SON OF MOHI RAM.
19. SMT. LACHHAMI DAUGHTER OF MOHI RAM.
20. AMAR SINGH SON OF MATTA RAM
21. SMT. REWTI DAUGHTR MATTA RAM.
22. MAN SINGH S/O AND LRS OF LATE MEHANDI DAUGHTER
OF SHANKAR.
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23. KHAJAN SINGH
24. JAGAT SINGH BOTH SON OF MAHINDER SINGH.
.
25. BHADUR SINGH SON OF SOBHA RAM
26. GEETA RAM SON OF MATTU
27. SHER SINGH
28. VEDU
BOTH SON OF ATMA RAM
29. MUNNI
30 DURA r
31. SUKH DEVI
32. DROPTI
ALL DAUGHTER OF ATMA RAM SON OF TEDIA
33. GOVIND SINGH (ALIAS JHONJI) SON OF DEVI RAM
34. PARMA NAND
35. AMAR SINGH
36. GAIN SINGH
ALL SON OF DEVI RAM
37. MUNTI DEVI
38. BALO
BOTH DAUGHTER OF DEVI RAM
39. MITRA SINGH SON OF DEVI RAM
40. AMAR SINGH SON OF BAHADUR SINGH
41. RAM SINGH SON OF AMAR SINGH
42. JAI DEVI DAUGHER OF MATTA RAM
43. NARDA WIDOW OF MATTA RAM
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44. SURMI
45. KALAWATI
.
46. KANTA
47. SATYA
48. SHEELA
ALL DAUGHTERS OF KALYAN SINGH
49. MANGI
50. CHAMELI
51. JAMANI r
ALL WIDOW OF KALYAN SINGH
52. MEENA SINGH
53. GEETA RAM
54. JOGINDER SINGH.
ALL SON OF BABU RAM
55. PALKA
56. UMA
57. GULABI
ALL DAUGHTERS OF BABU RAM
58. HARI CHAND SON OF DEEP RAM (MINOR THROUGH HIS
MOTHER SMT. MANTI)
59. TANUJAY
60. MINAKSHI (BOTH MINOR THROUGH THEIR MOTHER SMT.
MANTI)
61. MANTI
62. SHEELA DEVI
BOTH WIDOW OF DEEP RAM
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63. GURNAM
64 SUNIL
.
BOTH SON OF JAGAR SINGH
65. LAYAK RAM
66. CHET RAM
67. SURINDER
ALL SON OF MINA RAM
68. SHANTI DEVI WIDOW OF MINA RAM
69.
70.
71.
GULABI WIDOW OF NAIYA
KRIPI DAUGHTER OF GURDIA
UMA DUTT.
72. RATTAN SINGH
73. YUDHBIR SINGH
ALL SON OF TULSI RAM
74. SEWATI DAUGHTER OF TULSI RAM
75. MEEN SINGH SON OF HOSHIYAR SINGH.
76. MANGA SON OF TULSI RAM
77. SHANTI DAUGHTER OF TULSI RAM.
78. SOHAN SINGH SON OF SUNDER SINGH
79. GITA RAM LRS AND SON OF SMT. KALI.
80. MAST RAM
81. SUKH RAM
BOTH SON OF TIKHU RAM
82. SUNITA
83. ANJANA
84. ASHA
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85. ANITA
ALL DAUGHTERS AND LRS OF LAE JAGDISH ALIAS
.
JAGDEEP
86. KAUSHALYA WIDOW AND LRS OF LATE JAGDISH ALIAS
JAGDEEP.
87. RAJINDER SON OF TIKHU
88. SUMITRA
89. SATYA
BOTH DAUGHTER OF TIKHU
90. JAI INDER SON OF KEWAL RAM
91. KAMLA DEVI DAUGHTER OF KEWAL RAM
92. REWATI WIDOW OF KEWAL RAM
93. RAJ KUMAR SON OF HEM CHAND
94. NARDA DEVI
95. KAMLA DEVI
96. INDIRA DEVI
ALL DAUGHTERS OF CHHUMKU
97. SURMI DEVI WIDOW OF CHHUUMAKU S/O CHANDNU
98. PUNNU
99. THAKRO
100. PALKA ALL DAUGHTERS OF CHANDNU
101. DIWAN SINGH SON OF NATHU
102. JANI RAM
103. JEETU
104. DAULAT RAM
105. AMAR SINGH
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106. BHAGAT RAM
.
107. SATYA DEVI
108. RAKSHA DEVI
109. AMRA DEVI ALL SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF GHANNU
110. PREM SINGH
111. BRAHAM SINGH
112. SURENDER KUMAR
113. RAJENDER r
114. DALIP
115. RADHA
116. KANTA
117. MADHU BALA
ALL SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF RULIA
118. SUKH DEVI WIDOW OF LATE RULIA
119. SUROTA DAUGHTER OF CHUHAR SINGH.
120. KANTA DAUGHTER CHUHAR SINGH
121. MULTAN SINGH
122. CHAMAN SINGH BOTH SON OF TIKA RAM
123. NIRMLA DEVI WIDOW OF TIKA RAM
124. BALINDER SINGH
125. SITA
126. PRIKSHA
ALL SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF SMT. KRISHNA D/O CHUR
SINGH
127. RANJEET SINGH
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128. LACHHAMI DEVI
.
129. SHARMILA DEVI
ALL SON AND DAUGHTERS OF JAGAR SINGH
130. SEWATI DEVI WIDOW OF LATE JAGAR SINGH.
131. SURINDER SINGH
132. NINDU
133. KIRAN
134. PALKA
135. UMA
r to
ALL SONS AND DAUGHTERS AND LRS OF LATE BHIM
SINGH.
136. PADMA DEVI WIDOW AND LRS OF LATE BHIM SINGH.
ALL RESIDENTS OF MOHAL PANAR-KALYAN, SUB-TEHSIL
DADAHU, DISTRICT SIRMAUR, H.P.
...PROFORMA RESPONDENTS
(SH. ASHOK SHARMA, ADVOCATE
GENERAL WITH SH. VINOD THAKUR,
SH. SHIV PAL MANHANS, ADDITIONAL
ADVOCATE GENERALS AND
SH. BHUPINDER THAKUR,
DEPUTY ADVOCATE GENERAL,
FOR RESPONDENTS NO. 1 TO 3)
(SH. SHASHI SHIRSHOO, ADVOCATE,
FOR RESPONDENT NO. 4)
This appeal coming on for hearing this day, the Court
delivered the following:
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JUDGMENT
The learned counsel for the parties are ad idem
.
that the issue in question has been finally settled in RFA
No. 370 of 2014, titled 'The Renuka Dam Project and
another vs. Sh. Surender Singh and others, alongwith
connected matters, decided on 02.11.2018, the judgment
whereof has been upheld right up to the Hon'ble Supreme
Court. r
2. Accordingly, the present appeal is allowed and
the appellants and proforma respondents are held entitled
for enhanced compensation of Rs.5,00,000/- per bigha of
land instead of Rs.1,00,000/- per bigha of land.
3. All pending applications stand disposed of.
(Tarlok Singh Chauhan)
Judge
27th August, 2021.
(krt)
