R.F.A. No.942 of 2002(O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.F.A. No.942 of 2002(O&M) Date of Decision: 14.10.2009 Jai Parkash and Others. .....Appellants. Versus The State of Haryana through Collector, Sonepat and Others ....Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr.Narender Hooda, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. H.S.Hooda, Advocate General Haryana assisted by Mr.Ashish Sharma, DAG, Haryana. Mr. Ragujit Singh Madan Advocate, for HUDA. Ajay Kumar Mittal,J.(oral) This judgment shall dispose of two appeals bearing RFA Nos. 942 and 943 of 2002 wherein the landowners have claimed enhancement in the amount of compensation granted by the Reference Court. The facts are being taken from RFA No.942 of 2002. State of Haryana vide notification dated 09.11.1992 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 which was published in the Haryana Gazettee(extra-ordinary) on the same day acquired total land measuring 1336 kanals and 8 Marlas of land in village Hashamabad, Hadbast No.85, Tehsil and District Sonepat for development and utilization of the land for residential, commercial and industrial development at Sonepat. Notification under Section 6 was published on 06.11.1993. The Land Acquisition Collector vide award dated 05.11.1995 while classifying the acquired land as Chahi,Barani and Banjar, evaluated the same at Rs.2.00 lacs per acre for Chahi/Nehri; Rs. 1.00 lac per acre R.F.A. No.942 of 2002(O&M) 2 for Gair mumkin land. The claimants-land-owners were not satisfied with the quantum of the compensation awarded by the Land Acquisition Collector and sought reference under Section 18 of the Act. The reference Court vide award dated 29.09.2001, assessed the market value of the acquired land at the rate of Rs. 125/- per square for Chahi/Nehri land and Rs.75/- per square yard for Gair- mumkin and Banjar land payable to the landowners, besides awarding them statutory benefits. Still not satisfied with the amount of compensation the claimants have filed the present appeals for further enhancement of the same. Some of the land-owners against the similar award arising from the same acquisition had approached this Court by way of Regular First Appeal No.2453 of 2000 (Smt.Chanderpati and Ors. Vs. State of Haryana and anr.) wherein this Court on 30.05.2007 along with other connected appeals had dismissed the appeals filed by the State and partly allowed the appeals filed by the landowners by determining the market value of the acquired land at a uniform rate of Rs.200/- per square yard. Counsel for the parties are ad-idem that the present appeals arise out of the same notifications and therefore, the same may be disposed of in terms of the decision rendered by this Court on 30.05.2007 in the aforesaid appeals. Since there is no dispute with regard to the said fact, the present appeals are disposed of in terms of the decision rendered by this Court on 30.05.2007 in RFA No.2453 of 2000 (Smt.Chanderpati & Ors. Vs. State of Haryana and anr.). 14.10.2009 (Ajay Kumar Mittal) Seema-II Judge