RFA No. 2913 of 1992 -1- In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh Date of decision : 20.8.2010 1. RFA No. 2913 of 1992 (O&M) Balwant Singh and others ..... Appellants vs State of Punjab and another .... Respondents 2. RFA No. 3008 of 1992 (O&M) State of Punjab and another ..... Appellants vs Balwant Singh and others .... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. S. K. Singla, Advocate, for the landowners. Mr. Yatinder Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Rajesh Bindal J. This order will dispose of the aforesaid appeals as the same arise out of one award. The landowners have filed appeal seeking enhancement of compensation on account of severance whereas by filing appeal the State is seeking reduction thereof. Briefly, the facts are that vide notification dated 14.12.1982 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, “the Act”), the State of Punjab acquired land situated within the revenue estate of village Hulka, Tehsil Rajpura, District Patiala for construction of SYL Canal. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, `the Collector') vide his award dated 29.6.1987 assessed the compensation. Aggrieved against the award of the Collector, the land owners filed objections under Section 18 of the Act. On reference, the learned court below awarded 60% as severance charges on the total market value of the acquired land. It is this award of the learned Reference Court which is impugned by both the parties in the present appeals. A perusal of the impugned award shows that the court below had awarded 60% while relying upon judgment of this court and not by thumb rule. Learned counsel for the parties could not cite any other authority taking contrary view. RFA No. 2913 of 1992 -2- As the court below has granted compensation as per the guidelines laid down by this court, no case for interference is made out. Accordingly, both the appeals are dismissed. 20.8.2010 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge