R.F.A. No. 2846 of 2009 (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.F.A. No. 2846 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision : 9.5.2011 Smt. Kalawanti and others .... Appellants vs State of Hayana and others .... Respondents Coram : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. P. S. Jammu, Advocate, and Mr. Peeush Gagneja, Advocate for Mr. Dheeraj Narula, Advocate, for the landowners. Mr. D. D. Gupta, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. RAJESH BINDAL, J This order will dispose of appeals bearing RFA Nos. 2846 of 2009, 2089, 2106, 2354 of 2010 and 1405 of 2011, as common questions of law and facts are involved therein. The landowners have filed the present appeals seeking enhancement of compensation for the acquired land. Briefly the facts are that vide notifications dated 23.3.2001 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act') the State of Haryana acquired land in the revenue estates of villages Jhorarnali, Dhanoor, Dhotar, Darewala, Kharian and Bhuna, Hadbast Nos. 145, 210, 211, 217, 216 and 224, District Sirsa, for construction of Mamerakhera Link Channel. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, 'the Collector') vide his award dated 20.8.2002, determined the market value of the acquired land of different villages at different rates. Dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, the landowners filed objections. On reference, the learned court below enhanced the compensation payable to the landowners for the acquired land. Still dissatisfied with the award of the learned Court below, the landowners are in appeal before this Court. R.F.A. No. 2846 of 2009 (2) Learned counsel for the landowners submitted that the issues raised in the present set of appeals are squarely covered by judgment of this court in RFA No. 1162 of 2008 Balwant and another vs State of Haryana and another, decided on 9.11.2010. Learned counsel for the State did not dispute the aforesaid factual position. For the reasons recorded in Balwant's case (supra), the appeals are disposed of in terms thereof. 9.5.2011 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge