In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh R. F. A No. 1824 of 1986 (O&M) Date of decision : 3.9.2008 Sukhdev Singh and another ..... Appellants vs State of Punjab and others ..... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Jai Bhagwan, Advocate, for the appellants. Mr. Manohar Lall, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. Rajesh Bindal J. The claimants are in appeal before this court against the award of learned District Judge, Patiala, where on account of acquisition of land vide notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act'), dated 13.12.1982, determined the compensation @ of Rs. 50,000/- per acre for Chahi and Nehri and Rs. 12,000/- per acre for Gair Mumkin kind of land. Briefly, the facts are that vide Notification dated 13.12.1982 under Section 4 of the Act, an area of 64.73 acres situated within the revenue limits of Village Naugawan, Tehsil Rajpura, District Patiala, was acquired for public purpose namely for the construction of Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal. The award was announced by the Collector granting compensation @ of Rs. 18,000/- per acre for chahi/nehri, Rs. 12,000/- per acre for barani and Rs. 10,000/- per acre of Banjar/Gair Mumkin kind of land. The learned District Judge vide judgment dated 12.2.1986, determined the compensation @ of Rs. 50,000/- per acre for Chahi and Nehri and Rs. 12,000/- per acre for Gair Mumkin kind of land. Learned counsel for the appellants submitted that the claim made by the appellants in the present appeal is squarely covered by the judgment of this court in R. F. A. No. 1826 of 1986 – Sarupi and others vs State of Punjab and others , decided on 5.8.1987, where the award of the learned court below was upheld. For the detailed reasons stated in Sarupi 's case (supra), the present appeal is dismissed. 3.9.2008 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge