In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh RFA No. 1122 of 1994 (O&M) Union of India ... Appellant vs Tarlok Singh and others ..... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Brijeshwar Singh Kanwar, Advocate, for the appellant. Rajesh Bindal J. Union of India is in appeal before this Court against the award passed by learned court below seeking reduction in the amount of compensation awarded to the landowners on account of acquisition of land. Briefly, the facts are that State of Punjab vide notification dated 11.7.1977 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, `the Act') acquired land situated in the revenue estate of Village Kathania, Tehsil and District Amritsar, for public purpose. The Land Acquisition Collector assessed the market value of the acquired land @ ` 10/- per square yard for the land within lal lakir and ` 5,000/- per acre for the remaining land. 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 land at ` 54,450/- per acre. It is this award which is impugned in the present appeal. A perusal of the paper-book shows that the amount involved in the appeal is merely ` 12,362.40 and the acquisition having taken place more than 33 years back, I do not find any reason to interfere therein at this stage. Accordingly, the present appeal is dismissed. 23.12.2010 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge