RFA No. 2212 of 1993 (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.F.A. No. 2212 of 1993 (O&M) Date of decision : 22.12.2011 Union of India .... Appellant vs Swaran Singh and another .... Respondents Coram : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: None. RAJESH BINDAL, J Union of India is seeking reduction of compensation for the structures existing on the acquired land. Briefly, the facts of the case are that vide notification dated 11.7.1977, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, `the Act'), State of Punjab sought to acquire 11,513 kanals of land and structures standing thereon, situated in village Kathania, Tehsil and District Amritsar. The same was followed by notification dated 19.7.1980, issued under Section 6 of the Act. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, `the Collector') assessed the value of the structure as per the report of the PWD authorities. Dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, the land owners filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below enhanced the value of the structures. No one has appeared for the appellant at the time of hearing. A perusal of the impugned award shows that the Collector had assessed the value of the structure at ` 20,003.50, whereas the PWD authorities had assessed the value of the same at ` 18,090/-. The claimants had made claim of ` 37,551/-. On reference, the learned court below enhanced the value of the structure by ` 9,730/- more than the value assessed by the P.W.D. Authorities, which cannot be said to be on higher side. RFA No. 2212 of 1993 (2) Similar issue was considered by this court in RFA No. 562 of 1991- Union of India vs Pal Singh and another, decided on 5.7.1994 and RFA No. 2581 of 1993- Union of India vs Basant Singh and another, decided on 25.8.2010, whereby the award of the learned court below regarding grant of compensation for the structures existing on the acquired land, was upheld. In view of my above discussion, the claim of the appellant in the present appeal, prima facie, does not survive. However, still as learned counsel for the appellant is not available, the appeal is dismissed in default. 22.12.2011. (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge