In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh RFA No. 2325 of 1994 (O&M) Sadhu Ram and another ..... Appellants vs State of Punjab and another ..... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. J. S. Verka, Advocate, for the appellants. Mr. A. S. Jatana, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. Rajesh Bindal J. The land owners are in appeal before this Court against the award of the learned court below passed under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, `the Act') seeking further enhancement in compensation for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts of the case are that the State of Punjab vide notification dated 19.3.1981 issued under Section 4 of the Act, acquired land situated within the revenue estate of Village Kotli Nangal, Tehsil and District Gurdaspur, along with seven other villages, for construction of bye-pass road. The Land Acquisition Collector vide award dated 3.6.1985 assessed the compensation of the acquired land @ ` 17,760/- per acre for chahi and nehri kinds of land. Dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, the landowners filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned Court below, vide award dated 15.3.1994, determined the market value of the acquired land @ ` 40,000/- per acre. It is this award which is impugned in the present of appeal. Learned counsel for the appellants submitted that the issues raised in the present appeal are squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in RFA No. 2385 of 1990 -Balwant Singh vs The Punjab State through the Collector and another, decided on 12.11.2009, whereby the market value of the land acquired vide same notification was enhanced to ` 45,000/- per acre. Learned counsel for the State did not dispute the aforesaid factual position. Accordingly for the reasons stated in Balwant Singh's case (supra), the present appeal is disposed of in terms thereof. 12.10.2010 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge