RFA No. 1086 of 1989 (1) In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh RFA No. 1086 of 1989 (O&M) Date of decision : 7.12.2011 The State of Punjab and another ... Appellants vs Mohinder Singh .... Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Alok Jain, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. Rajesh Bindal J. This order shall dispose of appeals bearing RFA Nos. 1086 of 1989 and 1018 of 1992, as common questions of law and facts are involved in these appeals. The State of Punjab has filed the appeals seeking reduction of compensation awarded to the landowners for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts are that vide notification dated 4.2.1981, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act'), the State of Punjab sought to acquire land, situated in villages Taraf Kumbra and Kambali, Tehsil Kharar, District Ropar, for expansion of Industrial Focal Point at Mohali. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, the collector) assessed the market value of the acquired land at different rates. Dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, the landowners/claimants filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below determined the market value of the acquired land @ ` 85,000/- per acre for village Taraf Kumbra subject matter of dispute in RFA No. 1086 of 1989 and ` 1,75,000/- per acre for village Kambali subject matter of dispute in RFA No. 1018 of 1992. The aforesaid awards are impugned in the present set of appeals by the State. Learned counsel for the appellants very fairly conceded that the claim made by the State in both the appeals is squarely covered by judgment of this court in RFA No. 1233 of 1989 Mohinder Singh vs Punjab and RFA No. 1086 of 1989 (2) another decided on 16.5.2000, in terms of which the appeals are to be dismissed as assessment of compensation @ ` 1,75,000/- per acre was upheld by this court. In RFA No. 1086 of 1989, the learned court below has awarded @ ` 85,000/- per acre whereas in RFA No. 1018 of 1992, the amount of compensation was determined @ ` 1,75,000/- per acre. Considering the aforesaid statement of learned State counsel, both the appeals are dismissed. 7.12.2011 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge