RFA No. 234 of 2005 [ 1 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH RFA No. 234 of 2005 Date of Decision: 20.11.2009 Tarlok Singh and others ......Appellants Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Shri Harish Goel, Advocate, for Shri S.S. Rathore, Advocate, for the appellants. Ms. Alka Chatrath, Standing Counsel for the U.T., Chandigarh. HEMANT GUPTA, J. (Oral). The present appeal, under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 [ for short `the Act' ] is directed against the Award of the Reference Court dated 2.12.2002, awarding a sum of Rs.13,44,000/-per acre as the compensation for the acquired land. Vide notification dated 20.8.1998 under Section 4 of the Act, the land comprising in villages Nizampur Kumbra, Nizampur Burail and Nizampur Khurd, was intended to be acquired by the Chandigarh Administration, for the public purpose i.e., development of RFA No. 234 of 2005 [ 2 ] Phase-III, Sector 47, Chandigarh. The Land Acquisition Collector in his Award No. 534 dated 24.3.2000, awarded compensation @ Rs.8,28,750/- per acre, for the land acquired i.e., the compensation for the acquisition of land of the appellants situated in village Nizampur Kumbra. The Reference Court on the reference sought by the land owners under Section 18 of the Act, awarded a sum of Rs.13,44,000/- per acre, in respect of the land situated in village Nizampur Kumbra. In appeal against the aforesaid Award, this Court in Regular First appeal No. 3921 of 2007 [ Arunash Chander Kaushik and others v. Union Territory, Chandigarh ] decided on 10.2.2009, enhanced the amount of compensation to Rs.17,32,656/- per acre, whereas a sum of Rs.7,21,700/- was determined as the amount of compensation for the land described as Gair Mumkin Nadi, Choe and Khadan, along with other statutory benefits. Since compensation in respect of the land situated in village Nizampur Kumbra has been determined by this Court in Arunash Chander Kaushik's case (supra), therefore, the appellants are held entitled to the same amount of compensation along with other statutory benefits, as has been awarded in the aforesaid appeal. Appeal stands allowed in the above terms. [ HEMANT GUPTA ] JUDGE 20-11-2009 ds