R.F.A. No. 2417 of 1989 (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. R.F.A. No. 2417 of 1989 (O&M) Date of decision : 25.5.2011 The State of Punjab .... Appellant vs Maghi Ram and others .... Respondents Coram : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present:- Mr. Yatinder Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. RAJESH BINDAL, J This order shall dispose of RFA Nos. 2417, 2424, 2425 of 1989 and 984 of 1991, as the same arise out of common acquisition. The State of Punjab has filed the present set of appeals seeking reduction of compensation awarded to the landowners for the acquired land. Briefly the facts of the case are that the State of Punjab sought to acquire land for setting up of Soda Ash/Ammonium Chloride and Caustic Soda Project at Nangal vide notification dated 13.5.1976, published on 14.5.1976 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short 'the Act'), situated within the revenue estate of village Maida Majra, Tehsil Anandpur Sahib, District Ropar. Notification under Section 6 of the Act was issued on 9.9.1976. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short 'the Collector') assessed the market value of the acquired land @ ` 14,000/- per acre for chahi; ` 12,000/- per acre for barani; and ` 6,000/- per acre for banjar qadim and gair mumkin kinds of land. The land owners being dissatisfied with the award of the Collector filed objections which were referred to the learned Court below. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned Court below assessed the compensation of the acquired land @ ` 20,000/- per acre for chahi; ` R.F.A. No. 2417 of 1989 (2) 18,000/- per acre for barani; and ` 12,000/- per acre for banjar qadim and gair mumkin kinds of land Aggrieved against the award of the learned court below, the State is in appeal before this court. Learned State counsel did not dispute the fact that the issues raised in the present set of appeals are squarely covered by judgment of this court in RFA No. 3010 of 1989 -The State of Punjab vs Satanjiv (deceased) through his LRs and others , decided on 7.10.2010, whereby the appeals filed by the State were dismissed. For the reasons recorded in Satanjiv's case (supra), the appeals are dismissed. 25.5.2011 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge