R.F.A. No. 1082 of 1989 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.F.A. No. 1082 of 1989 (O&M) Date of decision: 6.12.2011 Gurminder Singh and another .. Appellants. Vs. State of Punjab and another .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: None for the appellants. Mr. Ashok Aggarwal, Advocate General, Punjab with Mr. Alok Jain, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab. ... Rajesh Bindal J. The land owners are in appeal seeking further enhancement of compensation awarded by the learned court below for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts of the case are that vide notification dated 20.8.1982, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, `the Act'), State of Punjab acquired 2 kanals and 9 marlas of land in village Naraingarh, Hadbast No. 34, Tehsil Nabha, District Patiala for construction of canal. The same was followed by notification dated 26.9.1984, issued under Section 6 of the Act. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, `the Collector') awarded compensation @ ` 20,000/- per acre. Dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, the land owners filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below assessed the market value of the acquired land @ ` 28,500/- per acre. Learned Advocate General, Punjab submitted that the claim made by the land owners in the present appeal is squarely covered by the R.F.A. No. 1082 of 1989 [2] judgment of this court in R.F.A. No. 1477 of 1989 –State of Punjab etc. v. Gurminder Singh and others, decided on 22.10.2003, whereby the award of the learned court below assessing compensation @ ` 28,520/-. per acre was upheld. As no one has appeared for the land owners, the appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 6.12.2011 mk