R.F.A. No. 987 of 1988 [ 1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 29.7.2010 1.) R.F.A. No.987 of 1988 (O&M) Punjab State and others .... Appellants Versus Hukma .... Respondent 2.) R.F.A. No.988 of 1988 (O&M) Punjab State and others .... Appellants Versus Bachitar Singh and another .... Respondents 3.) R.F.A. No.989 of 1988 (O&M) Punjab State and others .... Appellants Versus Santosh Rani .... Respondent 4.) R.F.A. No.990 of 1988 (O&M) Punjab State and others .... Appellants Versus Des Raj .... Respondent 5.) R.F.A. No.991 of 1988 (O&M) Punjab State and others .... Appellants Versus Romal Singh and another .... Respondents 6.) R.F.A. No.992 of 1988 (O&M) Punjab State and others .... Appellants Versus Santosh Rani and others .... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Yatinder Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. R.F.A. No. 987 of 1988 [ 2] Rajesh Bindal J. This order will dispose of the above mentioned six appeals, as common questions of law and facts are involved. The State is in appeal against the award of the learned court below seeking reduction of compensation for the acquired land awarded to the land owner. The facts have been extracted from R.F.A. No. 987 of 1988. Briefly, the facts are that land measuring 56 acres, situated in village Thara Uperla Teeka Salwan, Tehsil Pathankot, District Gurdaspur was acquired vide notification dated 1.3.1985, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, `the Act') for Magazines of Thein Dam Project between radius 345 meters to 690 meters in Teeka Salwal. The same was followed by notification dated 31.7.1985, issued under Section 6 of the Act. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, `the Collector') assessed the compensation as under: “Kind of land Amount awarded in ` ................................................................................................................................................. Barani I 6,000/- per acre Barani II 5,000/- per acre Barani III 5,000/- per acre Banjar Qadim 3,500/- per acre Gair Mumkin 3,000/- per acre.” Aggrieved against the same, the land owners filed objections which were referred to the learned Additional District Judge, Gurdaspur, who keeping in view the material placed on record by the parties, determined the fair value @ ` 10,000/- per acre for all kinds of land. A perusal of the impugned award shows that the land was acquired vide notification dated 1.3.1985. The Collector awarded compensation for different kinds of land ranging from ` 3,000/- to ` 6,000/- per acre, which the learned court below enhanced to ` 10,000/- for all kinds of land. Considering the fact that there has been small increase and a period of 25 years has elapsed, I do not find any reason to interfere at this stage. Accordingly, the appeals are dismissed. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 29.7.2010 mk