1 RFA No. 1434 of 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH --- Regular First Appeal No. 1434 of 2009 Date of Decision: 20.8.2009 Ajaib Singh and others --- Appellants Versus State of Haryana and another --- Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL *** PRESENT: Mr. S.N. Pillania, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Ashish Sharma, Deputy Advocate General Haryana for the respondents. --- AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J This order will dispose of Regular First Appeal Nos. 1434 to 1436 of 2009 filed by the landowners for enhancement of the amount of compensation as the same arise out of a common award of the Reference Court. Land measuring 6.88 acres falling within the revenue estate of village Anta, Tehsil Safidon, District Jind, including the land of the appellants, was acquired by the Government of Haryana, for a public purpose, namely, the construction of BML Hansi-Butana Branch by virtue of notifications issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short “the Act”). The Land Acquisition 2 RFA No. 1434 of 2009 Collector, vide award dated 6.1.2006, assessed the compensation payable to the landowners at the rate of Rs. 5,00,000/- per acre for Chahi kind of land. The Reference Court, on the basis of the evidence produced by the land-owners, determined the market value of the acquired land at the rate of Rs. 7,00,000/- per acre for Chahi land and granted all other statutory benefits available under the Act vide award dated 23.2.2008 Still not satisfied with the quantum of compensation, the land-owners have preferred these appeals. At the commencement of hearing, it was stated by the learned counsel appearing for the parties that the instant appeals are covered by the decision rendered by this Court in Regular First Appeal No. 3298 of 2008 (State of Haryana through Collector, Jind Vs. Nirmal Singh), decided on 17.8.2009 wherein this Court has upheld the award of the Reference Court determining the market value of the acquired land at the rate of Rs. 7,00,000/- per acre and dismissed the appeals of the land-owners as well as of the State. In view of the above, the appeals are dismissed. There will, however, be no order as to costs. (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) August 20, 2009 JUDGE *RKMALIK