In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh R. F. A No. 3045 of 2005 (O&M) Rakesh Kumar @ Ramesh Kumar and others ... Appellants vs State of Haryana and others .... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: None for the appellants. Mr. Lokesh Sinhal, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. Rajesh Bindal J. The landowners have approached this court through the present appeal for enhancement of compensation for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts are that vide notification dated 4.6.1997, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act'), the State of Haryana acquired land situated within the revenue estate of Villages Jagadhri and Garhi Mundo, for the development and utilisation thereof as residential, commercial and industrial area for Sectors 17 and 18 Jagadhri. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, “the Collector”) assessed the market value of the acquired land at Rs. 6 lacs per acre. Dissatisfied with the award of the Land Acquisition Collector, the landowners/claimants filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below vide award dated 2.12.2004, determined the market value of the acquired land at Rs. 750/- per square meter. Learned Additional Advocate General very fairly stated that the issue involved in the present appeal is squarely covered by judgment of this court in R. F. A. No. 476 of 2004 – Anoop Kumar and others vs State of Haryana and others, decided on 3.9.2008, vide which the compensation was enhanced to Rs. 1,560/- per square meter. For the detailed reasons recorded in Anoop Kumar's case (supra), the appeal is allowed in the same terms. 10.12.2008 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge