RFA No. 3553 of 2003 (1) In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh RFA No. 3553 of 2003 (O&M) Date of decision : 16.3.2011 Surat Singh ..... Appellant vs State of Punjab ..... Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Naresh Kaushal, Advocate, for the appellant. Mr. Yatinder Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Rajesh Bindal J. The landowner is 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 of the case are that vide notification dated 12.11.1992 issued under Section 4 of the Act, the State of Punjab acquired land situated within the revenue estate of village Lambe, District Ropar for setting up residential urban estate. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, 'the Collector') assessed the market value of the acquired land at ` 1,75,000/- per acre. Dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, the landowners filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned Court below assessed the market value of the acquired land @ ` 6,75,000/- per acre . It is this award which is impugned in the present appeal. Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that issue raised in the present appeal is squarely covered by the judgment of this court in RFA No. 2348 of 1998 Kapoor Singh vs The State of Punjab and another, decided on 28.1.2010, whereby the compensation payable to the land owners has been further enhanced. RFA No. 3553 of 2003 (2) Learned State counsel did not dispute the aforesaid factual position. Accordingly, for the detailed reasons recorded in Kapoor Singh' s case (supra), the present appeal is disposed of in the same terms. 16.3.2011 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge