R. F. A No. 2156 of 1998 1 In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh Date of decision: 29.4.2009 1. R. F. A No. 2156 of 1998 (O&M) Smt. Tej Kaur (deceased) through LRs ..... Appellant vs Union Territory, Chandigarh ... Respondent 2. R. F. A No. 2882 of 1998 (O&M) Kartar Singh and others ..... Appellants vs Union Territory of Chandigarh ... Respondent 3. R. F. A No. 2883 of 1998 (O&M) Gursewak Singh and others ..... Appellants vs Union Territory of Chandigarh ... Respondent 4. R. F. A No. 2884 of 1998 (O&M) Lakhmir Singh ..... Appellant vs Union of India and others ... Respondents 5. R. F. A No. 2885 of 1998 (O&M) Dayal Singh (deceased) through LRs ..... Appellant vs Union Territory of Chandigarh ... Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mrs. Ekta Thakur and Mr. Hardip Singh, Advocates, for the appellants. Mr. Deepak Sharma, Advocate, for Union Territory, Chandigarh. Rajesh Bindal J. The aforesaid appeals have been filed by the landowners seeking further enhancement of compensation on account of acquisition of land. The facts have been noticed from R.F.A. No. 2156 of 1998. Briefly, the facts of the case are that vide notification dated 12.10.1989, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, `the Act'), land measuring 21.51 acres, situated in the revenue estate of Manimajra, was acquired for development of residential-cum-commercial complex, Scheme No. 2 (Pocket No. 3), Manimajra. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, `the R. F. A No. 2156 of 1998 2 Collector') assessed the market value of the land at Rs. 1,65,400/- per acre. The land owners feeling dissatisfied with the quantum of compensation awarded by the Collector, filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below determined the market value of the acquired land @ Rs. 3,87,200/- per acre. Learned counsel for the appellants submitted that the issue involved in the present set of appeals is squarely covered by the judgment of this court in RFA No. 2222 of 1998- Bhagwan Dass and another vs Union Territory of Chandigarh, decided on 30.1.2009, whereby the compensation payable to the landowners has been further enhanced to Rs. 157/- per square yard. Learned counsel for the respondent did not dispute this factual position. For the reasons recorded in Bhagwan Dass's case, the present appeals are allowed in the same terms. 29.4.2009 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge