R. F. A. No. 1402 of 1988 1 In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh R. F. A. No. 1402 of 1988 (O&M) Date of decision : 8.9.2008 Darshan Singh and others ..... Appellants vs State of Punjab and another ..... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: None for the appellant. Mr. Manohar Lall, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. Rajesh Bindal J. The landowners are in appeal before this court against the award dated 21.7.1986 of the learned District Judge, Patiala, seeking enhancement of compensation on account of acquisition of their land. Briefly, the facts are that land measuring 33.11 acre situated within the revenue estate of Village Salempur Sheikhan was acquired vide Notification dated 13.12.1982, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, by the State of Punjab for construction of Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal. The Land Acquisition Collector assessed the compensation @ of Rs. 18,000/- per acre for chahi/nehri and Rs. 10,000/- per acre for gair mumkin kind of land. The learned District Judge, on reference under Section 18 of the Act, enhanced the compensation to Rs. 50,000/- per acre for chahi/nehri and Rs. 12,000/- per acre for gair mumkin kind of land. None has appeared for the appellants. Learned counsel for the State submitted that the claim made by the appellants in the present appeal is squarely covered by the judgment of this court in R.F.A. No. 2390 of 1986 – Karam Singh and others vs State of Punjab and another, decided on 15.9.1988, whereby the award of the learned court below was upheld and the appeal filed by the landowners was dismissed. R. F. A. No. 1402 of 1988 2 Though prima facie claim of the appellants is covered by judgment of this court in Karam Singh's case (supra), still as the appellants remained unrepresented, I do not deem it appropriate to decide the case on merits. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed in default. 8.9.2008 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge