R.F.A. No. 1257 of 1993 (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.F.A. No. 1257 of 1993 (O&M) Date of decision : 21.12.2010 Union of India .... Appellant vs Sawaran Kaur and another .... Respondents Coram : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present:- Mr. Brijeshwar Singh Kanwar, Advocate, for Union of India. Mr. Sukhbir Singh and Mr. B. R. Mahajan, Advocates, for the landowners. Mr. Yatinder Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. RAJESH BINDAL, J This order shall dispose of following appeals bearing RFA Nos. 1257, 1313, 1314, 1486 to 1488, 1578, 1587, 2081, 2083, 2084, 2166 to 2168, 2584, 2585, 2992, 3195, 3273, 3364, 3476, 3713, 3714 of 1993, RFA Nos. 40, 41, 43, 539, 540, 700, 922, 923, 926, 990, 1014, 1015, 1017, 1018, 1086, 1087, 1098, 1107 to 1109, 1438, 1504, 1505, 1770, 1771, 2296, 2697 and 2698 of 1994, RFA Nos. 434, 803 and 1649 of 1995, as the same arise out of the same acquisition. The landowners are seeking enhancement of compensation for the structures existing on the acquired land, whereas the Union of India is seeking reduction thereof. Briefly, the facts of the case are that vide notification dated 11.7.1977, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, `the Act'), State of Punjab acquired 11,513 kanals of land and structures standing thereon, situated in village Kathania, Tehsil and District Amritsar. The same was followed by notification dated 19.7.1980, issued under Section 6 of the Act. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, `the Collector') assessed the value of the structure as per the report of the PWD authorities. Dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, the land owners filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below enhanced the value of the structures. R.F.A. No. 1257 of 1993 (2) Learned counsels appearing for the parties very fairly conceded that the issues raised in the present set of appeals are squarely covered by judgments of this court in RFA No. 562 of 1991- Union of India vs Pal Singh and another, decided on 5.7.1994 and RFA No. 2581 of 1993- Union of India vs Basant Singh and another, decided on 25.8.2010, whereby the award of the learned court below regarding grant of compensation for the structures existing on the acquired land, was upheld. Accordingly, for the reasons recorded in the aforesaid judgments, the appeals are dismissed. 21.12.2010. (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge