RFA No. 290 of 1989 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.F.A. No. 290 of 1989 (O&M) Date of decision: 15.12.2011 Ajit Kumar (deceased) through LRs .. Appellant. Vs. The State of Haryana .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. G. S. Dhaliwal, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Ashish Gupta, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana. ... Rajesh Bindal J. The land owner is in appeal seeking enhancement of compensation awarded to him by the learned court below for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts of the case are that State of Haryana, vide notification dated 29.12.1972, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, `the Act'), sought to acquire 9 acres 6 kanals and 12 marlas of land, situated in village Jagadhri for construction of Sale Depot-cum-Saw Mill. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, `the Collector'), vide award dated 31.12.1976, assessed the compensation @ ` 15,000/- per acre. Dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, the land owners filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below assessed the market value of the acquired land @ ` 50,000/- per acre. It is this award which is impugned in the present appeal. A perusal of the award of the learned court below shows that judgment of this court in R.F.A. No. 1788 of 1979—Ved Parkash vs. State RFA No. 290 of 1989 [2] of Haryana, decided on 5.12.1980 was relied upon for the purpose of assessment of fair value of the acquired land. No case for enhancement is made out as the award of the court below is based on earlier judgment of this court. Learned counsel for the appellant did not dispute the aforesaid fact. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed. ( Rajesh Bindal ) Judge 15.12.2011 mk