R.F.A. No. 1864 of 1988 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (1) R.F.A. No. 1864 of 1988 Date of decision: 5.9.2008 Union Territory, Chandigarh .. Appellant v. Hari Singh and others .. Respondents (2) R.F.A. No. 1866 of 1988 Union Territory, Chandigarh .. Appellant v. Mohinder Singh and others .. Respondents (3) R.F.A. No. 1867 of 1988 Union Territory, Chandigarh .. Appellant v. Gurdip Singh and another .. Respondents (4) R.F.A. No. 1868 of 1988 Union Territory, Chandigarh .. Appellant v. Basta Singh and others .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mrs. Lisa Gill, Standing Counsel for Union Territory, Chandigarh for the appellant. None for the respondents. Rajesh Bindal J. This order will dispose of four Regular First Appeal Nos. 1864, 1866, 1867 and 1868 of 1988, as the same are arising out of common award dated 15.6.1988 passed by the learned District Judge, Chandigarh. The appellant has filed these appeals for reduction in the compensation. Briefly, the facts are that vide notification dated 20.11.1985, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, `the Act'), the Union Territory acquired 24 acres of land situated in the revenue estate of Village Hallo Majra, for setting up a centre for the Central Reserve Police Force. The Land Acquisition Collector vide his award dated 20.3.1986, determined the market value R.F.A. No. 1864 of 1988 [2] of the land at a flat rate of Rs. 80,000/- per acre. The learned District Judge, on reference under Section 18 of the Act, determined the compensation @ Rs. 1,67,000/- per acre for the land upto a depth of 60 yards abutting the main Chandigarh-Ambala road and Rs. 1,50,000/- per acre for the land in the rear of the above land. The issue regarding determination of fair value of the land under acquisition came up for consideration in an appeal filed by the land owners before this Court in R.F.A. No. 1956 of 1989 -Hardit Singh and others v. Union of India through Land Acquisition Collector, U.T., Chandigarh, decided on 31.8.1984, whereby the market value of the land has been assessed @ Rs. 1,95,000/- per acre. Once in Hardit Singh's case (supra), the compensation, as awarded by the learned Court below, has further been enhanced by this Court, the present appeals filed by the appellant praying for reduction in the compensation do not survive. Accordingly, for the reasons stated in Hardit Singh's case (supra), the present appeals are dismissed. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 5.9.2008 mk