In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh R. F. A No. 3691 of 1992 (O&M) Date of decision : 23.12.2008 Attar Singh and others ..... Appellants vs Haryana State ..... Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. C. B. Goel, Advocate, for the appellants. Mr. Navneet Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana. Rajesh Bindal J. The landowners are in appeal before this court against the award of the learned court below passed under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act') seeking enhancement of compensation for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts of the case are that the State of Haryana vide notification dated 14.9.1983 issued under Section 4 of the Act, acquired 193.80 acres land situated within the revenue estate of Village Kadipur, Tehsil and District Gurgaon, for public purpose namely for the development and utilisation of land as residential area in Gurgaon. The Land Acquisition Collector assessed the market value of the land at Rs. 45,000/- per acre for chahi and Rs. 16,000/- per acre for gair mumkin kind of land. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below vide award dated 2.11.1992, determined the market value of the acquired land at Rs. 19.81 paise per square. Learned counsel for the appellants/landowners submitted that the issue raised in the present appeal is squarely covered by the judgment of this court in R. F. A. No. 795 of 1990 Devi Singh (deceased) through LR's Bishamber and others vs The Land Acquisition Collector and another decided on 22.9.2008, wherein this court has enhanced the compensation payable to the landowners to Rs. 33/- per square yard. Learned Assistant Advocate General, Haryana, does not dispute this factual position. For the detailed reasons recorded in Devi Singh's case (supra), the present appeal is allowed in the same terms. 23.12.2008 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge