IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.F.A. No. 3643 of 2007 (O&M) State of Punjab ....Appellant Versus Surinder Singh ...Respondent CORAM : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present:- Mr.Gurpeet Singh, Advocate for the appellant. Mr.Naresh Kaushal, Advocate for the respondent. RAJESH BINDAL J **** The State has approached this Court through the present appeal for reduction in the compensation for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts are that vide notification dated 21.2.2000, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, (for short, 'the Act'), State of Punjab acquired land situated in village Sohana, for development as Sector 76 to 80 in the Urban Estate of SAS Nagar (Mohali). The Land acquisition Collector determined the market value of the acquired land at different rates for the land situated at different places. The Learned Additional District Judge, on reference under Section 18 of the Act, assessed the market value of the entire land at a flat rate of Rs. 17,00,000/- per acre. Learned counsel for the parties are agreed that the claim made by the appellants in the present set of appeals is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in RFA No. 3004 of 2006 Surjit Singh Vs. State of Punjab and another, decided on 2.3.2009, whereby the compensation payable for acquisition of land vide same notification has been further enhanced. In view of this fact, the claim made in the present appeal does not survive. Accordingly, for the reasons stated in Surjit Singh's case (supra), the appeal is dismissed. (RAJESH BINDAL) 10.3.2009 JUDGE Reema