In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh R. F. A. No. 590 of 1988 (O&M) Date of decision : 8.9.2008 Punjab State and others ..... Appellants vs Amarjit Singh and others ..... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Manohar Lall, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. None for the respondents. Rajesh Bindal J. The State has filed the present appeal against the award dated 10.12.1987 passed by the learned District Judge, Jalandhar. Briefly, the facts are that land of the claimants was acquired vide Notification dated 27.12.1978, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, by the State of Punjab for construction of a New Mandi Township at Goraya, District Jalandhar. The Land Acquisition Collector assessed the compensation of the acquired land in two blocks. For Block 'A', the compensation was assessed @ of Rs. 70,500/- per acre and for Block 'B', the compensation was assessed @ of Rs. 42,000/- per acre. The learned District Judge, on reference under Section 18 of the Act, determined the compensation of the entire land @ of Rs. 1,10,000/- per acre. Learned counsel for the State very fairly submitted that in view of judgment of this court in R.F.A. No. 235 of 1988 – Amarjit Singh and others vs State of Punjab and others, decided on 10.3.2004, where in appeal filed by the landowners, the compensation was further enhanced to Rs. 1,10,000/- per acre, the appeal filed by the State does not survive. For the reasons stated in Amarjit Singh's case (supra), the present appeal is dismissed. 8.9.2008 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge