In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh R. F. A No. 558 of 2000 (O&M) Attar Singh ... Appellant vs State of Haryana and others .... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: None for the appellant. Mr. Lokesh Sinhal, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. Rajesh Bindal J. The landowner has approached this court for enhancement of compensation for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts are that vide notification dated 21.3.1991, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act'), the State of Haryana acquired land situated within the revenue estate of Hisar, for the development and utilisation thereof as residential in Sectors 11, 13, 15 and 17 of Hisar. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, “the Collector”) assessed the market value of the acquired land in the following terms:- Category of land Rate awarded per acre Equivalent price per square yard Category -A land Rs. 3,00,000/- Rs. 61.98 paise Category -B land (abutting railway lines & cremation ground) Rs. 2,50,000/- Rs. 51.65 paise Category -C land Rs. 2,00,000/- Rs. 41.32 paise Dissatisfied with the award of the Land Acquisition Collector, the landowners/claimants filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below vide award dated 27.9.1999, determined the market value of the acquired land at Rs. 200/- per square yard. Learned Additional Advocate General very fairly stated that the issue involved in the present appeal is squarely covered by Division Bench judgment of this court in L. P. A. No. 953 of 2000 – Partap Singh vs The State of Haryana, decided on 11.1.2006, vide which the compensation payable for the acquired land was enhanced to Rs. 235/- per square yard. For the detailed reasons recorded in Partap Singh's case (supra), the appeal is allowed in the same terms. 10.12.2008 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge