FAO No. 181 of 1988 (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No. 181 of 1988 (O&M) Amar Singh and others ... Appellants vs Union of India ... Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Anant Kataria, Advocate, for the appellants. Mr. Sanjay Joshi, Advocate, for the respondent. Rajesh Bindal, J. Prayer in the appeal is for enhancement of compensation for the land acquired in the revenue estate of Bibiwala, Tehsil and District Bathinda, by the Union of India for setting up defence estate vide notification dated 7.10.1972 issued under the Defence of India Act. The Land Acquisition Collector assessed the compensation for the acquired land @ ` 11,000/- per acre for nehri/ chahi and chahi nehri, ` 7,500/- per acre for barani, ` 3,840/- per acre for banjar and gair mumkin and ` 13,000/- per acre for the area situated along the road side up to the depth of 40 karmas. Dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, the landowners filed objections. On reference, the learned court below vide award dated 8.12.1987, assessed the market value of the acquired land @ ` 15,000/- per acre for nehri, chahi, chahi nehri and chahi master, ` 11,000/- per acre for barani and ` 6,300/- per acre for banjar/gair mumkin kinds of land. Still dissatisfied, the landowners are in appeal before this court. Learned counsel for the appellants submitted that the claim made in the present appeal is squarely covered by judgment of this court in FAO No. 29 of 1986 Chetan Singh and others vs Union of India and another, decided on 8.1.2002, wherein relying upon a Division Bench judgment of this court in LPA No. 665 of 1985 Bishno and others vs Union of India and others decided on 31.10.1996, the compensation for the acquired land was enhanced further. FAO No. 181 of 1988 (2) Learned counsel for the respondent did not dispute the aforesaid factual position. Accordingly, for the reasons recorded in Chetan Singh's case (supra), the present appeal is disposed of in the same terms. 17.1.2011 (Rajesh Bindal) vs Judge