In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh R. F. A No. 310 of 1993 (O&M) Gurdev Singh and others ..... Appellants vs The State of Punjab and another ..... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: None for the appellants. Mr. Yatinder Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. 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 vide notification dated 6.12.1984 issued under Section 4 of the Act, the State of Punjab acquired the land situated within the revenue estate of Village Salapur, Tehsil and District Ropar, for construction of Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal. The Land Acquisition Collector vide his award dated 27.6.1986 assessed the fair value of the acquired land. 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 on the basis of a settlement arrived at between the landowners and the then Chief Minister of Punjab, according to which the value of the acquired land was assessed @ ` 1,00,000/- per acre for chahi kind of land. It is this award which is impugned in the present appeal. Since the market value of the acquired land was assessed by the learned court below on the basis of a settlement arrived at between the landowners and the State of Punjab, prima facie, no case for further enhancement is made out as otherwise there is no evidence to justify the claim. However, as no one has appeared for the appellants, the present appeal is dismissed in default. 26.8.2010 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge