In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh R. F. A No. 329 of 1987 (O&M) Date of decision : 9.12.2008 Hukam Singh alias Hukami (deceased) through LRs. and others ..... Appellants vs The State of Haryana and another ..... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Sukant Gupta, Advocate, for the appellants. Mr. Lokesh Sinhal, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. Rajesh Bindal J. The landowners are in appeal before this court against the award of the learned court below passed under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act') seeking enhancement of compensation for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts are that vide Notification dated 4.6.1980, issued under Section 4 of the Act, the land situated in the area of Village Karnal, was acquired for development and utilisation of land as residential and commercial area in the Urban Estate. The award was announced by the Collector on 6.7.1981, granting compensation @ Rs. 28,512.60 paise per acre for chahi and nehri, Rs. 22,080/- per acre for barani, Rs. 4,808/- per acre for banjar qadim, and Rs. 13,440/- per acre for gair mumkin kind of land. The learned Additional District Judge vide judgment dated 4.11.1986, determined the compensation @ 33/- per square yard. Learned counsel for the appellants submitted 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. 882 of 1983 – Dr. Rajwant Singh vs State of Haryana, decided on 5.10.2007, whereby the compensation was enhanced to Rs. 39/- per square yard. For the detailed reasons recorded in Dr. Rajwant Singh's case (supra), the present appeal is allowed in the same terms. 9.12.2008 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge