RANCHI, India, Aug. 12 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on July 14:

1. Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties.

2. This appeal has been filed by the claimants against the judgement and Award dated 12.12.2017 (Award sealed and signed on 22.12.2017) passed by the Senior Civil Judge-II Cum Special Judge, L.R. Cases, Ramgarh in L.R. Case No. 91 of 2012 heard and decided analogously with L.R. Case No. 72 to 100/12, 240/12 to 241/12 arising out of L.A. Case No. 20/2004-05.

3. The grievance of the appellants is that the learned Special Judge has awarded less compensation @ Rs. 3,000 per decimal for all classes of land and the appeal has been preferred seeking enhancement of compensation of land @ Rs. 8000 per decimal. Apart from the rate of land there is no other dispute involved in this case.

4. The learned counsels for the parties have jointly submitted that arising out of the same impugned judgment passed by learned court and in relation to the same village namely Kadru arising out of the same notification for acquisition of land this court has decided other appeals being First Appeal No. 176 of 2018 and other analogous cases vide judgment dated 25.03.2025. The said judgment has been followed in the judgment passed in F.A. No. 164 of 2018 decided on 02.05.2025. The learned counsels have jointly submitted that this appeal is also squarely covered by the judgment passed by this court and this appeal be also disposed of in the said terms. The operative portion of the judgment passed in F.A. No. 176 of 2018 and other analogous cases is as under: -

" 40. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this Court is of the view that rate of compensation for land fixed in case of village Masmohna [Annexure AE1], which is immediately adjoining to the village Karru (involved in this case) and have been acquired by same date of notification, that is, 03.04.2003 and for the same purpose at the flat rate of Rs. 7,000/- per decimal, is the fair market price for the acquisition of land of village Karra. Accordingly, the rate of compensation in these batch cases is to be increased from flat rate of Rs. 3,000/- per decimal to flat rate of Rs. 7,000/- per decimal.

41. All these first appeals are hereby allowed with the modification of the award only with respect to the rate of compensation for the acquired land and the impugned judgement is modified as under: -

"Considering the development of all the surrounding areas as well as industries of the area, the compensation rate should be Rs.7000/- per decimal. Accordingly, the appellants shall be entitled to get compensation at the rate of Rs.7000/- per decimal. The appellants shall be entitled for solatium and other benefit also as admissible under the Act."

5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties this appeal is disposed of in terms of the judgment dated 25.03.2025 passed by this court in F.A. No. 176 of 2018 and other analogous cases.

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=rC8SUFuyEFsvB5V61cXUrEm%2BaEXuhHgnmDVh9H%2FcaYM9qEipScdfJnK9ZxkNChcz&caseno=FA/173/2018&cCode=1&cino=JHHC010157842018&state_code=7&appFlag=)

Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.