R.F.A. No. 2013 of 1993 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.F.A. No. 2013 of 1993 and Cross Objections No.20-CI of 1997 (O&M) Date of decision: 20.12.2011 The State of Punjab .. Appellant Vs. Labh Singh and another .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Ashok Aggarwal, Advocate General, Punjab with Mr. Alok Jain, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab. ... Rajesh Bindal J. The State is in appeal seeking reduction of compensation awarded to the land owners by the learned court below for the acquired land. In the cross-objections filed by the land owners, the prayer is for enhancement thereof. Briefly, the facts of the case are that vide notification issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, `the Act'), State of Punjab sought to acquire the land in village Doomchheri, District Ropar for construction of Railway Line. In the supplementary award dated 29.7.1987, the Land Acquisition Collector (for short, `the Collector') awarded compensation to the extent of 25% for the unacquired portion of land on account of severance. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below awarded compensation @ 50% of the market value of land upto one acre; 45% of the market value of land from one acre to three acres and 40% of the market value of land from 3 acres to 5 acres. R.F.A. No. 2013 of 1993 [2] Learned counsel for the State fairly submitted that the claim made in the present appeal as well as cross objections is squarely covered by the judgment of this court in R.F.A. No. 2512 of 1992—Avtar Singh and another v. The State of Punjab, decided on 19.2.2010. For the detailed reasons recorded in the aforesaid judgment, the appeal as well as the cross-objections are disposed of in terms thereof. ( Rajesh Bindal ) Judge 20.12.2011 mk