R. F. A. No. 1444 of 1990 1 In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh R. F. A. No. 1444 of 1990 (O&M) Date of decision : 8.9.2008 Jagir Singh and others ..... Appellants vs State of Punjab ..... Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: None for the appellants. Mr. Manohar Lall, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. Rajesh Bindal J. The landowners are in appeal before this court against the award dated 30.8.1989 of the learned District Judge, Patiala, seeking enhancement of compensation on account of acquisition of their land. Briefly, the facts are that land of the claimants situated within the revenue estate of Village Powala, Tehsil Rajpura, District Patiala, was acquired vide Notification dated 7.10.1985, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, by the State of Punjab for construction of Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal. The Land Acquisition Collector assessed the compensation @ of Rs. 62,000/- per acre for chahi, Rs. 50,000/- per acre for rausli/dakar, and and Rs. 35,000/- per acre for gair mumkin kind of land. The learned District Judge, on reference under Section 18 of the Act, enhanced the compensation to Rs. 84,320/- per acre for chahi, Rs. 68,000/- per acre for barani, and Rs. 40,800/- per acre for gair mumkin kind of land. None has appeared for the appellants. Learned counsel for the State does not dispute the fact that the claim made by the appellants in the present appeal is squarely covered by the judgment of this court in R.F.A. No. 349 of 1990 – Punjab State vs Madan Lal and others, decided on 23.9.1999, whereby the appeals filed by the landowners were allowed and the appeals filed by the State were dismissed, and value of the land was assessed @ of Rs. 1,35,000/- per acre R. F. A. No. 1444 of 1990 2 for chahi, Rs. 1,00,806.45 paise per acre for rausli/dakar and Rs. 60,483.87 paise for gair mumkin kind of land For the reasons stated in Madan Lal's case (supra), the present appeal is allowed in the same terms. 8.9.2008 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge