In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh R. F. A No. 2259 of 1998 and Cross-Objection No. 7/CI of 2002 State of Haryana and others ... Appellants vs Bhoop Singh and another .... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. D. D. Gupta, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. Mr. J. S. Chahal, Advocate, for respondent no. 1. Rajesh Bindal J. The State has filed the present appeal seeking reduction in the compensation whereas the landowner has approached this court through the cross- objections seeking enhancement of compensation. Briefly, the facts are that the land measuring 71.66 acres situated in the revenue estates of villages Garhi Mundo, Gobindpura and Jagadhri was acquired by the State for use by Haryana Urban Development Authority vide notification dated 5.4.1990 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, `the Act') for construction of the residential colony. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, `the Collector') assessed the value of the acquired land at ` 1,16,000/- per acre. To the value so assessed by the Collector, the appellants filed objections which were referred to the learned Additional District Judge, Jagadhri for consideration. The learned Additional District Judge vide judgment dated 11.3.1998 determined the value of the land as on the date of acquisition at ` 4,00,000/- per acre. It is against this award of the learned Court below that both the parties have approached this Court. Learned counsel for the parties submitted that the issues raised in the present case are squarely covered by the judgment of this court in R.F.A. No. 3954 of 2001 –Nakli Ram and others vs State of Haryana and another, decided on 3.5.2006, whereby the compensation payable to the landowners was further enhanced to ` 4,80,000/- per acre. For the detailed reasons recorded in the aforesaid judgment, the appeal filed by the State is dismissed and the cross-objections filed by the landowner/respondent are disposed of in the same terms. 17.8.2010 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge