RFA No. 3713 of 1998 (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.F.A. No. 3713 of 1998 (O&M) State of Haryana and others ...Appellants vs Jarnail Singh ...Respondent Coram : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Ashish Gupta, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana. Rajesh Bindal, J. This order shall dispose of appeals bearing RFA No. 3713 to 3718 of 1998, filed by the State of Haryana seeking reduction of compensation awarded to the landowners for the acquired land, as common questions of law and facts are involved in these appeals. Briefly the facts of the case are that vide notification issued on 22.9.1986 and published on 28.10.1986, under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short 'the Act') the State of Haryana, acquired land measuring 2.67 acres situated within the revenue estate of Village Mukarpur, Hadbast No. 355, Tehsil Thanesar, District Kurukshetra, for extension of road for berm purposes and construction of said road from link road Bir Mathana to village Mukarpur. It was followed by notification dated 10.6.1987 under Section 6 of the Act which was published on 28.7.1987. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short 'the Collector') assessed the market value of the acquired land @ ` 22,000/- per acre for chahi and ` 12,000/- per acre for remaining land. The land owners being dissatisfied with the award of the Collector filed objections which were referred to the learned Court below. The learned Reference Court assessed the compensation of the acquired land of the land owners @ ` 55,550/- per acre. Aggrieved against the award of the learned court below, the State of Haryana is now in appeal before this court. A perusal of the impugned award shows that a small piece of land measuring 2.67 acres of land was acquired vide notification dated 22.9.1986. Moreover, more than 24 years have elapsed. Considering the aforesaid facts, I do not find any reason to interfere at this stage. Accordingly, the appeals are dismissed. 8.11.2010 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge