R.F.A. No. 3009 of 1989 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.F.A. No. 3009 of 1989 (O&M) Date of decision: 15.12.2011 The State of Punjab .. Appellant. Vs. Narain Singh .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Ashok Aggarwal, Advocate General, Punjab with Mr. Alok Jain, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab. ... Rajesh Bindal J. This order will dispose of R.F.A. Nos. 3009 of 1989 and 2671 of 1990, as common questions of law and facts are involved. The State is in appeal challenging the judgment of the learned court below awarding compensation to the land owners for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts of the case are that State of Punjab, vide notification dated 29.4.1982, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, `the Act'), sought to acquire land, situated in village Poona, Hadbast No. 244, Tehsil Anandpur Sahib, District Ropar for setting up of Soda Ash/Ammonium Chloride and Caustic Soda Project at Nangal. The same was followed by notification dated 16.7.1982, issued under Section 6 of the Act. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, `the Collector'), vide award dated 10.9.1982, assessed compensation @ ` 14,000/- per acre for Barani and Gair Mumkin type of land. Dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, the land owners filed R.F.A. No. 3009 of 1989 [2] objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below assessed the market value of the acquired land @ ` 18,000/- per acre for Barani land. A perusal of the paper book shows that the amount involved in the present appeals is merely ` 1,753.67 and ` 985.77 respectively. Considering the smallness of amount involved in the appeals and the fact that notification under Section 4 of the Act was issued on 29.4.1982, I do not find it appropriate to interfere with the impugned award at this stage. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the controversy, the appeals are dismissed only on account of smallness of amount. ( Rajesh Bindal ) Judge 15.12.2011 mk