/2024 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 5594-5595/2023) Civil Appeal No. _______ /2024 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 1968-1969/2023) Civil Appeal No. _______ /2024 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 2586-2587/2023) Civil Appeal No. _______ /2024 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 1979-1980/2023) Civil Appeal No. _______ /2024 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 1981-1982/2023) Civil Appeal No. _______ /2024 (Arising out of SLP(C) No. 2581/2023) 7 | PageJUDGEMENT SURYA KANT, J. Delay condoned. Leave granted. 2. These appeals are preferred by the expropriated landowners (hereinafter ‘Appellants’), impugning the judgement dated 23.08.2022 passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh (hereinafter, ‘High Court’), whereby their appeals seeking further enhancement in compensation for their acquired lands, have been dismissed. As a necessary corollary, the High Court has allowed the cross appeals filed by the Respondent State, challenging the enhancement in compensation made by the Reference Court.