In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh RFA No. 2910 of 1992 (O&M) Dial Singh and others ..... Appellants vs State of Punjab ..... Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: None for the appellants. Mr. Yatinder Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Rajesh Bindal J. The landowners have filed the present appeal seeking further enhancement of compensation for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts are that vide notification dated 23.12.1975 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act'), the State of Punjab acquired land measuring 8.52 acres situated in village Madanpur, Tehsil Kharar, District Ropar, for setting up of residential Urban Estate. The Land Acquisition Collector vide his award dated 29.3.1978 determined the market value of the acquired land @ ` 7/- per square yard (` 33,880/- per acre) for the land within Lal Lakir and ` 175/- per marla (` 28,000/- per acre) for the land beyond Lal Lakir and upto Phirni. Dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, the landowners filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below on the basis of earlier judgment of this court in RFA No. 456 of 1982 Jagir Singh vs The State of Punjab, decided on 27.7.1989, Ex. P-1, assessed the market value of the acquired land @ ` 63,640/- per acre. It is this award which is impugned in the present appeal. None has appeared for the appellants. A perusal of the impugned award shows that the learned court below had assessed the market value of the acquired land while relying upon judgment of this court in Jagir Singh's case (supra), vide which the market value of the land acquired vide same notification for the same very purpose was assessed @ ` 63,640/- per acre. Since the court below had assessed the compensation for the acquired land on the basis of judgment of this court, prima facie, no case for further enhancement is made out. However, as no one has appeared for the appellants, the present appeal is dismissed in default. 20.8.2010 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge