IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH RFA No. 728 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 25.03.2011 Haryana State and others ...Appellants Versus Smt. Sarupi and others ..Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. D.D. Gupta, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. . ..... RAJESH BINDAL, J. Challenge in the present appeal is to the order dated 8.1.2009 passed by the learned Additional, District Judge, Hisar. The State has filed appeal seeking reduction of compensation for the acquired land. Along with the appeal, an application seeking condonation of delay of 255 days in filing thereof has been filed. Briefly, the facts of the case are that State Government vide notification, issued under Section 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act'), sought to acquire the land in revenue estate of village Sisar, Tehsil Hansi, District Hisar, for construction of Sisar Minor. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short “the Collector”) vide award dated 31.12.2002 assessed the market value of the acquired land @ ` 1,40,000/- per acre. The landowners feeling dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, filed reference under Section 18 of the Act. The learned court below determined the market value of the acquired land @ ` 1,75,000/- per acre. Learned counsel for the State fairly submitted that the claim made in the present appeal is squarely covered by the judgment of this court in RFA No.3720 of 2009 titled as Hawa Singh Vs. State of Haryana and others decided on 10.03.2011 whereby the award of the court below has been upheld. For the reasons stated in Hawa Singh’ case (supra), there is no merit in the present appeal. Accordingly the same is dismissed, consequently the application seeking condonation of delay in filing the appeal is also dismissed. (RAJESH BINDAL) JUDGE 25.03.2011 sharmila