IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.F.A. No. 252 of 1992 (O&M) Date of Decision: 12.8.2010. The State of Haryana ....Appellant Versus Shri Jagmohan Singh and another ...Respondents CORAM : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present:- Mr. Ashish Gupta, Addl. AG Haryana. Mr. J.S. Dhaliwal, Advocate for the respondents. RAJESH BINDAL J The present Regular First Appeal has been filed by the State seeking reduction of the compensation awarded to the land owners. Briefly, the facts are that vide notification dated 30.7.1987 under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 ( for short, 'the Act') and vide notification dated 14.3.1988 under Section 6 of the Act, State of Haryana acquired 3.59 acres of land situated in the revenue estate of village Mewla Mahrajpur, Had Bast No. 4, Tehsil Ballabgarh, District Faridabad for the development and utilisation of land as link Road from Delhi-Mathura road to Sector 46 of the Faridabad-Ballabhgarh controlled area. The Land Acquisition Collector ( for short, 'the Collector') assessed the compensation of the acquired land @ ` 90,000/- per acre. The learned Additional District Judge, on reference under Section 18 of the Act awarded compensation @ ` 300/- per square yard. In the appeal filed by the landowners(respondents in the present appeal) bearing RFA No. 460 of 1992 Jagmohan Singh and another Vs. State of Haryana decided on September 20, 2004, this Court had enhanced the compensation to ` 337.20 per square yard from ` 300/- per square yard as was granted by the learned Court below. This was relying upon an earlier order passed in RFA No. 253 of 1992, Haryana State Vs. Escorts Dealers Development Association Ltd. decided on 26.11.1993. Considering the aforesaid fact, the claim made by the State seeking reduction in compensation arising out of the same acquisition against the respondent does not survive. The appeal is accordingly dismissed. (RAJESH BINDAL) 12.8.2010. JUDGE Reema