In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh RFA No. 298 of 1994 (O&M) Jagat Singh alias Jagta and others ..... Appellants vs Haryana State and others .... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: None for the appellants. Mr. Ashish Gupta, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana. Rajesh Bindal J. The landowners have filed the present appeal seeking enhancement of compensation for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts are that vide notification dated 14.2.1984 published in official gazette on 28.2.1984 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, “the Act”), the State of Haryana acquired land situated within the revenue estate of village Sagga, Tehsil and District Karnal, for construction of the Karnal-Kachwa Kaul Road in Karnal. The same was followed by notification dated 3.11.1985 issued under Section 6 of the Act. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, `the Collector') vide award dated 17.9.1986 assessed the market value of the acquired land @ ` 22,000/- per acre. Aggrieved against the award of the Collector, the land owners filed objections. On reference, the learned court below, on the basis of material placed on record, assessed the market value of the acquired land @ ` 35,000/- per acre. It is this award of the learned Reference Court which is impugned in the present appeal. No one has appeared for the appellants. A perusal of the impugned award shows that the appellants mainly relied upon sale-deed, Ex. PA, dated 19.1.1984, vide which land measuring 1 kanal was sold for a sum of ` 11,000/-at an average price of ` 88,000/- per acre. The land involved in sale-deed, Ex. PA, was not comparable with the acquired land, as the same was located having roads on two sides, whereas the acquired land is for construction of road. Considering the evidence on record, prima facie, no case for enhancement is made out. However, as no one has appeared for the appellants, the appeal is dismissed in default. 1.10.2010 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge