In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh RFA No. 2773 of 1990 (O&M) Karam Singh and others ..... Appellants vs The State of Punjab ..... Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: None for the appellants. Mr. Yatinder Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Rajesh Bindal J. The landowners have filed the present appeal against the award of the learned court below seeking further enhancement of compensation. Briefly, the facts are that land situated in village Bhatiras along with superstructures was acquired by the State of Punjab vide Notification dated 18.9.1985 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, for SYL Canal Project. The Land Acquisition Collector assessed the market value of the acquired land. Dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, the landowners/claimants filed objections. The learned Additional District Judge, on reference under Section 18 of the Act, enhanced the compensation @ 40% of the market value of the unaquired land on account of severance. Since the tubewell and kotha of the landowners were not acquired by the State, no compensation was granted for that. A perusal of the award shows that the learned court below had awarded compensation to the landowners @ 40% of the market value even for the unaquired land, which prima facie does not call for any interference. However, as counsel for the landowners is not available, the present appeal is dismissed in default. 9.8.2010 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge