In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh R. F. A No. 969 of 1993 (O&M) Sital Singh and others ..... Appellants vs Land Acquisition Collector and another ..... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Fariad S. Virk, Advocate, for the appellant. Mr. Yatinder Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Rajesh Bindal J. The landowner is in appeal before this court against the award of the learned court below passed under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act') seeking enhancement of compensation for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts of the case are that the State of Punjab, vide notification 5/6.8.1985 issued under Section 4 of the Act acquired the land situated within the revenue estate of Village Tajpur, District Ropar, for construction of Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal. The Land Acquisition Collector assessed the market value of the acquired land @ ` 72,500/- per acre for chahi, ` 55,000/- per acre for barani, ` 45,000/- per acre for banjar, and ` 40,000/- per acre for gair mumkin kind of land. Dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, the landowners filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below dismissed the claim of the landowner vide award dated 19.10.1992. It is this award which is impugned in the present appeal. Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that the issues raised in the present appeal are squarely covered with the judgment of this court in RFA No. 217 of 1991 Gurpal Singh vs Land Acquisition Collector and another decided on 23.3.2005, whereby the market value of the acquired land was determined @ ` 1,08,000/- per acre for chahi, ` 80,000/- per acre for barani, ` 75,000/- per acre for banjar, and ` 70,000/- per acre for gair mumkin kind of land. The aforesaid fact was not disputed by the learned State counsel. Accordingly, for the reasons recorded in Gurpal Singh's case (supra), the present appeal is disposed of in the same terms. 23.9.2010 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge