R.F.A. No. 4331 of 2007 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.F.A. No. 4331 of 2007 (O&M) Date of decision: 13.12.2011 State of Haryana .. Appellant. Vs. Chet Ram and others .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Ashish Gupta, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana. None for the land owners ... Rajesh Bindal J. This order will dispose of R.F.A. Nos. 4331 of 2007, 143, 148 to 151, 155 to 158, 162, 166 to 168, 172, 239 and 240 of 2008 and cross objections No. 55-CI of 2010 as common questions of law and facts are involved. The State is in appeal seeking reduction in the amount of compensation awarded to the land owners for the acquired land, whereas by filing cross objections, the land owners are seeking enhancement thereof. Briefly, the facts of the case are that State of Haryana vide notification dated 6.2.2002, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, `the Act'), acquired the land, situated in villages Rajana Kalan and Dhigana, District Jind for construction of Rajana Sub Drain and Bhairon Khera Ram Kali Drain. The same was followed by notifications dated 3.6.2002 and 23.7.2002, issued under Section 6 of the Act. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, `the R.F.A. No. 4331 of 2007 [2] Collector') awarded compensation @ ` 1,75,000/- per acre for village Rajana Kalan and ` 1,70,000/- per acre for nehri/gair mumkin and ` 1,20,000/- for Barani kind of land for village Dhigana. Dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, the land owners filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below assessed the market value of the acquired land @ ` 3,50,000/- per acre for village Rajana Kalan and ` 3,00,000/- for Nehri/Gair Mumkin land and ` 2,50,000/- per acre for Barani kind of land of village Dhigana. Learned counsel for the State fairly submitted that other appeals arising out of the same acquisition have been considered by this court in R.F.A. No.2112 of 2006—Pawan and others v. State of Haryana, decided on 20.1.2011, whereby the matters have been remanded back to the court below for fresh consideration. For the detailed reasons recorded in the aforesaid judgment, the impugned award of the court below is set aside and the matter is remitted back to the learned court below for fresh consideration in terms of the judgment referred to above. The parties are directed to appear before the learned District Judge, Jind on 27.1.2012. He is directed to entrust the cases to the court dealing with the cases already remanded back. The appeals and the cross objections are disposed of. ( Rajesh Bindal ) Judge 13.12.2011 mk