In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh R. F. A No. 3159 of 1998 (O&M) Gurdev Singh and another ..... Appellants vs Union Territory of Chandigarh ... Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mrs. Ekta Thakur, Advocate, for the appellants. Mr. Deepak Sharma, Advocate, for Union Territory, Chandigarh. Rajesh Bindal J. The present appeal has been filed by the landowners seeking further enhancement of compensation on account of acquisition of law. Briefly, the facts are that vide notification dated 25.5.1989, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act'), the Chandigarh Administration acquired land situated in the revenue estate of Village Manimajra, for development of residential-cum-commercial complex, Scheme No. 2 (Pocket No. 4) of the Notified Area Committee, Manimajra. The Land Acquisition Collector assessed the market value of the land at Rs. 1,65,400/- per acre. Dissatisfied with the award of the Land Acquisition Collector, the appellants/landowners filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below vide award dated 30.3.1998, determined the market value of the acquired land at Rs. 3,87,200/- per acre. It is this award of the court below, which is under challenge in the present appeal. Learned counsel for the appellants submitted that the issue involved in the present appeal is squarely covered by the Division Bench judgment of this court in LPA No. 500 of 2001- Jasbir Kaur and another vs Union Territory of Chandigarh, decided on 23.12.2006, whereby the compensation payable to the landowners has been further enhanced to Rs. 87/- per square yard. Learned counsel for the respondent did not dispute this factual position. For the reasons recorded in Jasbir Kaur's case, the present appeal is allowed in the same terms. 29.4.2009 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge