In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh RFA No. 3991 of 1992 (O&M) The State of Punjab and another ..... Appellants vs Amar Singh and another .... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Yatinder Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Rajesh Bindal J. The State is in appeal seeking reduction of the amount of compensation awarded to the land owners for the fruit bearing trees standing on the acquired land. Briefly, the facts of the case are that State of Punjab vide notification issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, `the Act'), acquired land along with garden situated in village Thali, Hadbast No. 16, Tehsil and District Ropar for public purpose. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, `the Collector') assessed the market value of the fruit bearing trees standing on the acquired land at ` 13,000/-. The land owners feeling dissatisfied with the quantum of compensation awarded by the Collector, filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below while applying Dr. Nijjar's formula, granted ` 12,300/- more as compensation to the landowners for the fruit bearing trees standing on the acquired land. It is against this award that the State is in appeal before this court. A perusal of the impugned award shows that the learned court below had granted enhancement of compensation to the landowners as per Dr. Nijjar's formula which is judicially accepted by this court in number of judgments. Moreover, the amount involved in the appeal is merely ` 12,300/- and the acquisition is more than two decades old. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts, I do not find any reason to interfere at this stage. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed. 6.8.2010 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge