R.F.A. No. 1959 of 1988 [Page numbers] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.F.A. No. 1959 of 1988 Date of decision: October 31, 2008 Tek Chand and others .. Appellants v. Haryana State and another .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: None for the appellants. Mr. Lokesh Sinhal, Additional Advocate General, Haryana for the respondents. Rajesh Bindal J. The land owners are in appeal against the award of the learned Court below seeking enhancement in compensation on account of acquisition of land. Briefly, the facts are that land measuring 15.99 acres situated in Village Gudha, Tehsil and District Mahendergarh was acquired vide notification dated 14.8.1978 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, `the Act') for construction of Nagal Distributory. The same was followed by notification dated 16.8.1978 issued under Section 6 of the Act. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, `the Collector') assessed the value of the acquired land at Rs. 7,500/- per acre for barani land; Rs. 5,500/- per acre for bhud land and Rs. 400/- per acre for banjar land. To the value so assessed by the Collector, the appellants filed objections which were referred to the learned Additional District Judge, Narnaul, who keeping in view the material placed on record by the parties, awarded Rs. 9,500/- per acre for the acquired land. A perusal of the impugned award shows that all what the land owners produced in evidence was copies of mutation, which as such could not be considered for the purpose of determination of fair value of the land. Still, the learned Court below assessed the value of the land @ Rs. 9,500/- R.F.A. No. 1959 of 1988 [Page numbers] per acre, which was acquired way back on 14.8.1978. In the absence of any evidence, prima facie no case for further enhancement is made out. However, as the counsel for the appellants is not present, the appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge October 31, 2008 mk