R.F.A. No.2881 of 1993 -1- **** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.F.A. No.2881 of 1993 Date of decision : 16.02.2009 Raj Kawar and others .....Appellants Versus State of Haryana and another ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: None for the appellants. Mr. Jayender S. Chandail, Additional Advocate General, Haryana for the respondents. S. D. ANAND, J. The land under reference, belonging to the appellants was acquired by the Government of Haryana for a public purpose i.e. for the development and and utilisation of land for setting up industry. Initially, the notification (No. 33/44/88-4-Ib(i)-dated 10.7.1991 ) under Section 4 was issued initially and it was followed by notification (No. 33/44/88-4-Ib(i)- dated 20.2.1992) under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”). The Land Acquisition Collector, vide award No.4 dated 8.5.1992 determined the marke price of the land at the rate of Rs.95,000/- per acre being the nehri type of land. The reference Court enhanced the compensation awardable to the appellants to Rs.97,500/-. The appellants are in appeal with a plea for enhancement of the compensation. None has entered appearance today to make a presentation on behalf of the appellants. It is apparent from a perusal of the impugned judgment that R.F.A. No.2881 of 1993 -2- **** learned reference Court had discussed the evidence adduced by both the parties to prove the market value of the acquired land. It held that the registered sale deed Ex. P1 could not be taken into consideration as it pertained to the year 1986; whereas land under reference had been acquired in the year 1991. It further held that registered sale deeds Ex. P1 and Ex.P2 could not be taken into consideration as those pertained to the land of different villages. While noticing the price at which land had been sold vide registered sale deeds Ex. R/1 and Ex. R/3, learned reference Court came to the conclusion that it would be appropriate to held that the average price of the acquired land came to Rs.97,500/- per acre. I have been through the record with the assistance of Mr. Jayender S. Chandail, learned Additional Advocate General, Haryana to find out if there is anything available on the file to justify the plea for enhancement. I have not been able to locate any such material on the record. It is apparent from the impugned order that the learned reference Court had recorded an elaborate discussion in the context The approach of the learned reference Court cannot be faulted with on any valid score. In the light of the fore-going discussion, the appeal is held to be denuded of merit. It shall stand dismissed. February 16, 2009 (S. D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE Note: Whether to be referred to Reporter : Yes/No