In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh RFA No. 609 of 1993 (O&M) The State of Punjab ... Appellant vs Ajaib Singh (deceased) through LRs and others ..... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Yatinder Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Rajesh Bindal J. The State of Punjab is in appeal before this Court against the award passed by learned court below seeking reduction in the amount of compensation awarded to the respondents on account of acquisition of land. Briefly, the facts are that State of Punjab vide notification issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, `the Act') acquired land situated in the revenue estate of Village Pathreri Rajputan, Tehsil and District Ropar, for the construction of SYL Canal. Aggrieved against the award of the Land Acquisition Collector, the landowners filed objections which were referred to the learned Court below for consideration, who keeping in view the material placed on record by the parties, determined the market value of the acquired land @ ` 75,000/- per acre for barani and ` 65,000/- per acre for banjar kind of land. It is this award which is challenged in the present appeal. A perusal of the paper-book shows that the amount involved in the appeal is merely ` 6,875/- and the acquisition having taken place more than 26 years back, I do not find any reason to interfere therein at this stage. Accordingly, the present appeal is dismissed. 29.7.2010 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge