R. F. A No. 1245 of 1988 1 In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh Date of decision : 17.9.2008 1. R. F. A No. 1245 of 1988 (O&M) State of Haryana ..... Appellant vs Bagga Singh ... Respondent 2. R. F. A No. 1246 of 1988 (O&M) The State of Haryana ..... Appellant vs Arjan Singh and others ... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Rajiv Kawatra, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. Rajesh Bindal J. This order shall dispose of Regular First Appeal Nos. 1245 and 1246 of 1988, filed by the State of Haryana for reduction of compensation, as the same arise out of the same acquisition. However, the facts have been extracted from R. F. A. No. 1245 of 1988. Briefly, the facts are that vide notification dated 17.4.1986, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act'), the State of Haryana acquired 3.86 acres of land in Village Moujdeen, Hadbast No. 97, Tehsil and District Sirsa, for public purpose namely for construction of road from Ottu Head Work to Moujdeen. The Land Acquisition Collector assessed the market value of the land at Rs. 30,080/- per acre. Dissatisfied with the award of the Land Acquisition Collector, the landowners/claimants filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below vide award dated 28.5.1988, determined the market value of the acquired land at Rs. 40,000/- per acre in Reference Nos. 87-LA and 95-LA of 87 and Rs. 45,000/- per acre in Reference No. 96-LA of 87. Learned Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana, very fairly admitted that the issue involved in the present appeals is squarely covered by the judgment of this court in R.F.A. No. 399 of 1989 – State of Haryana R. F. A No. 1245 of 1988 2 vs Dharam Singh, decided on 3.12.2003, whereby the appeal filed by the State of Haryana against the same award was dismissed. Since the earlier appeal filed by the State of Haryana against the same award was dismissed, the present appeals also do not survive. Accordingly, the present appeals are dismissed. 17.9.2008 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge