RFA No. 3287 of 1993 -1- In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh RFA No. 3287 of 1993 (O&M) Date of decision : 22.9.2010 Jagir Singh and another ..... Appellants vs The State of Haryana .... Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Shailendra Sharma, Advocate, for the appellants. Mr. Ashish Gupta, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana. Rajesh Bindal J. The landowners have filed the present appeal seeking enhancement of compensation for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts are that vide notification dated 4.9.1980 published on 23.9.1980, issued under Section 4 of the Act, the State of Haryana acquired land in village Ghel, Hadbast No. 52, Tehsil and District Ambala, for construction of road from Ghel to Laharsa via Kallu Majra. The Land Acquisition Collector assessed the market value of the land @ ` 9,000/- per acre for chahi, ` 6,000/- per acre for barani, ` 3,000/- per acre for banjar and ` 1,500/- per acre for gair mumkin kinds of land. Dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, the landowners/claimants filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned Court below vide award dated 5.5.1993 dismissed the claim of the landowners and upheld the award of the Collector. It is this award which is impugned in the present appeal. A perusal of the impugned award shows that before the court below the landowners have not led any evidence except the award for the land acquired for Mathura-Jalandhar Pipe Line Project (Ex. PB). The land for the said project was acquired in the year 1981 whereas the notification for the acquisition in question was issued on 4.9.1980 published on 23.9.1980. Moreover, the location of the land acquired vide these two notification is not comparable. It has been noticed by the learned court below that the land acquired for the Mathura-Jalandhar Pipe Line Project is situated between the main railway line and the GT Road and is being used for commercial and industrial purposes whereas the land in question is located is situated near village Ghel and was being used for agricultural purpose RFA No. 3287 of 1993 -2- only. The landowners have not produced any sale-deed of the land of village Ghel. In the absence of any evidence on record there was nothing before the court below to opine that the award of the Collector was not just and fair. In the absence of any documentary evidence on record, in my opinion, no case for enhancement is made out. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed. 22.9.2010 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge