RFA No. 1030 of 1992 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.- RFA No. 1030 of 1992 (O&M) Date of decision: 20.02.2008 Smt. Bimla and another ...Appellants Versus State of Haryana and another ...Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Nirmal Yadav -.- Present : Mr. D K Khanna, Advocate for the Appellants Mr. Siddharth Batra, A. A.G. Haryana for the respondent-State -.- Nirmal Yadav, J. (Oral) This order of mine shall dispose of Regular First Appeal Nos. 1030, 1105, 1277 and 3574 of 1992, arising out of same and similar acquisition proceedings initiated against common notification. The appellants have challenged the Award/Judgment dated 17.12.1991 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Hisar with regard to acquisition of land measuring 159.75 acres, situated in village Hisar, Hadbast No. 146, Tehsil Hisar, District Hisar, for a public purpose, namely, for development and utilization of land as residential area in the Urban Estate, vide notification dated 23.05.1983, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (herein after to be referred as 'the Act'). Further, a notification under Section 6 of the Act was issued on 20.11.1984. RFA No. 1030 of 1992 2 The Land Acquisition Collector assessed the market value of the acquired land at Rs.40,000/- per acre vide Award dated 17.03.1986. The reference Court, after taking into consideration the facts and evidence on record, had enhanced the compensation at the rate of Rs.100/- per square yard, along with other statutory benefits. Learned counsel for the claimants has filed present civil miscellaneous application No. 12-CI of 2008 under Section 151 for disposal of the appeal in terms of judgment dated 24.02.1994 rendered by this Court in Roop Basant Vs. State of Haryana and Another in RFA No. 164 of 1991, wherein, market value for the acquired land has been determined at the rate of Ra.120/- per square yard. It is pleaded that the aforesaid judgment has also been upheld in the Letters Patent Bench. A copy of the judgment, referred to above, has also been placed on record. Similar applications have also been filed in other connected appeals. Learned State counsel does not dispute the aforesaid factual position pleaded in the applications. He also states at the Bar that no appeal is pending against the aforesaid judgment. Consequently, the present appeals are also allowed, in terms of the judgment rendered by this Court in Roop Basant's case supra. (Nirmal Yadav) Judge February 20, 2008 mohan