RFA No.2887 of 1994 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH RFA No.2887 of 1994 Date of Decision: 5.5.2009 Muagla (deceased) through LRs and others ...Appellants. Vs. State of Haryana and another ...Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: Mr.J.L.Malhotra, Advocate for the appellants. Ms.Neena Madan, Addl.AG Haryana for the respondents. RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J.(ORAL) This order shall dispose of 2 Regular First Appeals bearing Nos.2887 of 1994 and 110 of 1995 filed by claimants against the award of Additional District Judge dated 9.9.1994 by a common judgment in which identical question of law and facts are involved. However, the facts are being extracted from RFA No.2887 of 1994. Notification under Section 4 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short `the Act') dated 25.7.1989 was issued for acquisition of land situated in the revenue estate of village Khukhrana, Hadbast No.24, Tehsil and District Panipat partly at the public expense and partly at the expense of Haryana State Electricity Board, for public purpose, namely, for the extension of ash disposal area for stage IV of Panipat Thermal Project. Follow up notification for declaration under Section 6 of the Act was issued on 14.3.1993. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short `the Collector') RFA No.2887 of 1994 -2- found the acquired land as under : Kind of land 1. Nehri 971 K-10M 2. Banjar Qadeem Thur 23K-17M 3. Gair Mumkin Tubewell 1K-01M 4. Gair Mumkin Chah 0K-16M 5. Gair Mumkin Khadan 4K-08M 6. Gair Mumkin Rasta 21K-07M 7. Gair Mumkin Khand 5K-05M Total 1028K-04M The Collector awarded compensation as under : Kind of land Rate allowed per acre 1. Nehri, Gair Mumkin Rs.50,000/- Tubewell, Gair Mumkin Khand 2. Gair Mumkin Chah/Rasta Rs.40,000/- On reference, the Additional District Judge, Panipat assessed the compensation of the acquired land at flat rate of Rs.1,40,000/- per acre and awarded other statutory benefits in terms of the Amended Act. Counsel for the appellants contends that the present appeals are covered by the decision of this Court rendered in RFA No.315 of 1995 titled as State of Haryana and another Vs. Smt.Phuli and another decided on 17.11.2008. In view of the aforesaid statement, the present appeals are also disposed of in terms of the order passed in RFA No.315 of 1995 titled as State of Haryana and another Vs. Smt.Phuli and another decided on RFA No.2887 of 1994 -3- 17.11.2008. (Rakesh Kumar Jain) 5.5.2009 Judge Meenu