Land Acquisition Officer, Punjab v. Anudeep Kaur and Ors.

Judgment

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION : Civil Appeal Nos. 11859-60 of 1995. From the Judgment and Order dated 22.4.93 of the Punjab & Haryana High Court in C.R. Nos. 3373-74 of 1991. G.K. Bansal for the Appellaot; Aniit Rawat, Rajesh K. Sharma and Goodwill Indeevar for the Respondents. The following Order of the Court was delivered : Leave graoted. The controversy is no longer res-integra as regards entitlement to payment of additional amount under section 23(1-A) of the Land Acquisi- A tion Act, 1894, as amended by act 68 of 1984. The award of the Land Acquisition Officer is dated July 30, 1981. Therefore, Section 23(1-A) has no application to the award in question. Under these circumstances, the Civil Court has no jurisdiction to amend the award and decree awarding additional amount under Section 23(1-A). The High Court equally com- B milted an error of law in dismissing the civil revision in that behalf. The appeals are accordingly allowed to the above extent. No costs. R.P. Appeals allowed.