In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh RFA No. 538 of 1988 (O&M) The State of Punjab ..... Appellant vs Nazar Singh and others .... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Yatinder Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Rajesh Bindal J. State of Punjab has filed the present appeal seeking reduction of compensation for the acquired land awarded to the landowners. 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”), State of Punjab acquired land measuring 72.03 acres situated within the revenue estate of village Manakpur, Tehsil Rajpura, District Patiala, for construction of Satluj Yamuna Link Canal. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, `the Collector') assessed the market value of the acquired land @ ` 55,000/- per acre for gair mumkin abadi, ` 27,500/- per acre for chahi, and ` 1,100/- per acre for gair mumkin kind of land. Aggrieved against the award of the Collector, the land owners filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below determined the market value of the acquired land @ ` 1,24,000/- per acre for abadi land, ` 62,000/- per acre for chahi and ` 30,000/- per acre for gair mumkin kind of land. It is this award of the learned Reference Court which is impugned in the present appeal. Learned counsel for the appellant very fairly submitted that the judgment on the basis of which the award of the learned court below is based has been upheld by this court in RFA No. 1095 of 1987 Pal Singh etc. vs State of Punjab etc. decided on 26.8.1988. In view of the aforesaid fact, the claim made in the present appeal does not survive. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed. 10.1.2011 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge