RFA No. 1651 of 1999 1 IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH RFA No. 1651 of 1999 (O&M) Date of Decision: 21.12.2011 Shankar ...Appellant Versus The Haryana State .....Respondent CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: None for the appellant. ..... RAJESH BINDAL, J. The landowner is in appeal seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the learned court below for the acquired land. Brief facts of the case are that land measuring 7.26 acres situated in the revenue estate of village Basant Pura, Tehsil Thanesar, District Kurukshetra (now District Yamuna Nagar) was sought to be acquired by State of Haryana for the purpose for construction of road from Radaur to Kheri Lakha Singh vide notification, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short “the Act”), on 31.12.1981. The same was followed by notification dated 9.2.1982, issued under Section 6 of the Act. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short “the Collector”) assessed the market value of the land @ ` 1,00,000/- per acre. The landowner feeling dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, filed reference under Section 18 of the Act. The learned court below upheld the award of the Collector. On 29.10.1999, this Court passed the following order:- “The office has reported that notice could not be issued to the respondent as the counsel has not filed the process fee. Similar was the position when the order dated 26.8.1999 was passed. Adjourned sine die. RFA No. 1651 of 1999 2 The counsel may pay the process fee in the meanwhile. List after the service is complete.” Learned counsel for the appellant did not comply with the order as no process fee was filed. The appeal was listed in terms of the order passed by Hon’ble the Chief Justice on 9.12.2011, for listing all such cases, where there was no compliance of the order passed by this Court and the matter had been adjourned sine die. Conduct of the counsel shows that he is not interested in pursuing the appeal, as the process fee has not been filed till date. As the counsel for the appellant is not available, the appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution. (RAJESH BINDAL) JUDGE 21.12.2011 sharmila