R.F.A. No. 609 of 1990 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.F.A. No. 609 of 1990 (O&M) Date of decision: 15.12.2011 State of Punjab .. Appellant. Vs. Smt. Nasibo and others .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Alok Jain, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. ... Rajesh Bindal J. The State is in appeal seeking reduction in the amount of compensation awarded to the land owners by the learned court below for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts of the case are that State of Punjab, vide notification dated 28/29.4.1982, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, `the Act'), sought to acquire the land in the area of village Poona, Tehsil Anandpur Sahib, District Ropar for setting up of Soda Ash/Ammonium Chloride and Caustic Soda Project at Nangal. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, `the Collector'), vide award dated 10.9.1982, assessed compensation @ ` 14,000/- per acre for all categories of land. Dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, the land owners filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below assessed the market value of the acquired land @ ` 18,000/- per acre for Barani kind of land; ` 20,000/- per acre for Chahi kind of land and ` 12,000/- per acre for Banjar Qadim and Gair Mumkin kind of land. R.F.A. No. 609 of 1990 [2] A perusal of the paper book shows that the amount involved in the present appeal is merely ` 3469.19 P. Considering the smallness of amount involved in the appeal and the fact that notification under Section 4 of the Act was issued on 28/29.4.1982, I do not find it appropriate to interfere with the impugned award. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the controversy, the appeal is dismissed only on account of smallness of amount. ( Rajesh Bindal ) Judge 15.12.2011 mk