R. F. A No. 348 of 1990 1 In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh Date of decision : 10.9.2008 1. R. F. A No. 348 of 1990 (O&M) Punjab State ..... Appellant vs Viran Devi ..... Respondent 2. R. F. A No. 350 of 1990 (O&M) Punjab State ..... Appellant vs Buta Singh and others ..... Respondents 3. R. F. A No. 364 of 1990 (O&M) Punjab State ..... Appellant vs Surjan Singh and others ..... Respondents 4. R. F. A No. 380 of 1990 (O&M) Punjab State ..... Appellant vs Gurdial Singh and others ..... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Manohar Lall, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, for the appellant. Rajesh Bindal J. This order will dispose of four Regular First Appeal Nos. 348, 350, 364 and 380 of 1990 as the same arise out of the common award of the court below. However, the facts have been extracted from R. F. A. No. 348 of 1990. The State is 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') on 30.8.1989, seeking reduction in compensation for the acquired land. Briefly the facts of the case are that vide notification dated 7.10.1985 issued under Section 4 of the Act, land situated in the revenue R. F. A No. 348 of 1990 2 limits of Village Pawala, Tehsil Rajpura, District Patiala, was acquired for public purpose namely for construction of Sutluj Yamuna Link Canal. The Land Acquisition Collector vide award dated 17.5.1986, determined the compensation for the acquired land as under :- Chahi land Rs.62,000/- per acre Rausli/Dakar land Rs. 50,000/- per acre Gair Mumkin land Rs. 35,000/- per acre On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned District Judge vide judgment dated 30.8.1989, determined the compensation @ of Rs. 84,320/- per acre for chahi, Rs. 68,000/- per acre for barani, and Rs. 40,800/- per acre for gair mumkin kind of land. Learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab, does not dispute the fact that the present appeals are squarely covered by the judgment of this court in R.F.A. No. 349 of 1990 – Punjab State vs Madan Lal and others, decided on 23.9.1999, whereby the appeals filed by the claimants/landowners were allowed and the appeals filed by the State were dismissed. For the detailed reasons stated in Madan Lal's case (supra), the present appeals are dismissed. 10.9.2008 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge