In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh R. F. A No. 2115 of 1996 (O&M) Date of decision : 24.9.2008. Smt. Usha Rani ..... Appellant vs State of Haryana and another ... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Vivek Shakun, Advocate for Mr. Harkesh Manuja, Advocate, for the appellant. Mr. Rajiv Kawatra, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. Rajesh Bindal J. The landowner is in appeal before this court against the award of the learned court below passed under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act') seeking enhancement of compensation for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts of the case are that the State of Haryana vide notification dated 23.2.1989 issued under Section 4 of the Act, acquired land situated in village Patti Insar and Patti Magdum Jagdan, Tehsil Panipat, for public purpose namely for the development and utilisation of land as residential and commercial area in Sector-17, Panipat. The Land Acquisition Collector assessed the market value of the land @ Rs. 2,00,000/- per acre for all kinds of land upto the distance of four acres abutting G. T. Road and Barsat Road, and Rs. 1,25,000/- per acre for gair mumkin kind of land. The learned Additional District Judge awarded the compensation @ Rs. 81/- per square yard. Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that the claim made by the appellant in the present appeal is squarely covered by the judgment of this court in Review Application No. 31/C-I of 2007 in R.F.A. No. 1379 of 1994– Nand Lal and others vs State of Haryana and another, decided on 31.8.2007, whereby the landowners were granted compensation @ of Rs. 139/- per square yard. Learned Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana does not dispute the facts stated by the counsel for the appellant. For the detailed reasons stated in Nand Lal's case (supra), the present appeal is allowed in the same terms. 24.9.2008 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge