R.F.A.No.35 of 1996(O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.F.A.No.35 of 1996(O&M) Date of Decision 19.11.2009 Sant Lal ........ Appellant Versus State of Haryana & other ........ Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA Present: Mr.Wazir Singh, Advocate, for the appellant. Mr.Lokesh Sinhal, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. HEMANT GUPTA, J. (ORAL) The present appeal arises out of Award rendered by the reference court Panipat on 12.10.1995, determining the market value at Rs.81/- per square yard of the acquired land. 2 kanals of the land of the appellant was the part of the land intended to be acquired by the State Government vide notification dated 23.10.1989, under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short “the Act”). The public purpose was for the development and utilization of land as a residential, commercial, industrial and transport area in Sector-25 Part-II, Panipat. The Land Acquisition Collector, determined the market value of the land at rate of Rs.2 lacs per acre vide Award dated 29.3.1991. Aggrieved against the determination of the market value, the appellant was well as the other land owners have sought separate reference. In another appeal arising out of the Award dated 1.10.1994, in respect of the same acquisition, this Court has determined the market value as Rs.147/- per R.F.A.No.35 of 1996(O&M) -2- square yard in RFA No.19 of 1995, titled as 'Gulab Singh Vs. State of Haryana”, decided on 24.7.2008. Learned State counsel could not dispute that the present appeal is covered by the decision in the aforesaid appeal. Since, the amount of compensation in respect of the land acquired has been determined at the rate of Rs.147/- per square yard by this Court, therefore, the said amount is also determined as the market value of the land acquired as well in terms of the aforesaid case. Consequently, the present appeal is allowed in the same terms as that of Gulab Singh's case (supra). November 19, 2009 (HEMANT GUPTA) rishu JUDGE