R.F.A. No. 5183 of 2010 (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.F.A. No. 5183 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision : 7.3.2011 Kali Ram .... Appellant vs State of Haryana and another .... Respondents Coram : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Padam Kant, Advocate for Mr. Deepak Balyan, Advocate, for the appellant. Mr. D. D. Gupta, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. RAJESH BINDAL, J This order shall dispose of appeals bearing RFA Nos. 5183 to 5188 of 2010, as the same arise out of common acquisition. The landowners have filed the appeals seeking enhancement of compensation for the acquired land. Briefly the facts are that vide notification dated 16.8.2002 published on 17.9.2002 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act') the State of Haryana sought to acquire land in the revenue estate of village Hulaheri, Hadbast No. 201, Tehsil and District Sonepat for construction of Carrier Lined Channel. The same was followed by notification under Section 6 of the Act dated 14.11.2002. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, 'the Collector') awarded compensation of acquired land @ ` 2,00,000/- 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 determined the market value of the acquired land @ ` 4,00,000/- per acre. Aggrieved against the award of learned Court below, the landowners have filed appeals before this Court. R.F.A. No. 5183 of 2010 (2) Learned counsel for the appellants submitted that the issues raised in the present appeal are squarely covered by judgment of this court in RFA No. 2815 of 2008 Prem and others vs The State of Haryana and others, decided on 27.4.2009, whereby the market value land acquired vide notification of the same date was determined @ ` 4,20,000/- per acre. Learned State counsel did not dispute the aforesaid factual position. Accordingly, for the reasons recorded in Prem's case (supra), the appeals are disposed of in the same terms. 7.3.2011 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge