R.F.A. No. 503 of 1992 [ 1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.F.A. No. 503 of 1992 (O&M) Date of decision: 10.3.2011 Goverdhan Dass Chela .. Appellant v. State of Haryana and another .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. G. S. Dhaliwal, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Ashish Gupta, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana. ... Rajesh Bindal J. The land owner is in appeal seeking further enhancement of compensation for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts of the case are that vide notification dated 28.2.1985, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, `the Act'), State of Haryana sought to acquire 532 kanals and 2 marlas of land, situated in village Rattanpura, Tehsil Jagadhri pertaining to the expansion of Yamuna Nagar Thermal Power Plant. The same was followed by notification dated 2.3.1985, issued under Section 6 of the Act. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, `the Collector') assessed the market value @ ` 34,000/- per acre for chahi land and ` 5,500/- per acre for Gair Mumkin kind of land. Dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, the land owner filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below assessed the market value of the acquired land @ ` 51,000/- per acre. The amount of compensation in the present case was R.F.A. No. 503 of 1992 [ 2] determined by the learned court in proceedings under Section 28-A of the Act placing reliance upon an earlier award pertaining to the same acquisition. Learned counsel for the appellant has not been able to point out that there was any further enhancement in the value of land acquired vide same notification. In the absence thereof, no illegality can be pointed out in the award of the learned court below. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 10.3.2011 mk