RFA No. 918 of 1997 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH RFA No. 918 of 1997 Decided on : 08-08-2008 Tilak Raj and others ....Appellant(s) VERSUS State of Haryana & another. ....Respondent (s) CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present:- Mr.C.L.Sharma,Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Suvineet Sharma, Addl. A.G., Haryana. RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J Land within the revenue estate of Mewla Maharajpur Hadbast No. 4 Tehsil Ballabgarh District Faridabad measuring 1463 kanals 18 marlas (182.99 acres) was notified under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short 'the Act') vide notification dated 2.8.1989 for the public purpose namely development and utilization of land as residential and commercial area in Sector 45 of Faridabad/Balabgarh controlled area under the HUDA Act, 1977. Collector vide his award No. 2 dated 7.10.91 assessed the compensation at the rate of Rs. 3,50,000/- lacs per acre for agricultural land classified as Chahi and RS. 1,50,000/- per acre for rest of the land. The District Judge, however, assessed the market value at flat rate of Rs.45/- per square yard. Number of appeals were filed before this Court under Section 54 of the Act which were disposed of by Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.Aggarwal vide his order dated 21.5.2007 in RFA No. 99 of 1997 titled as 'Smt. Aharfi and others versus State of Haryana' and compensation was re- assessed at the rate of Rs. 220/- per square yard. The counsel for the respondent has very fairly conceded that the present controversy is covered by the aforesaid decision rendered in RFA No. 99 RFA No. 918 of 1997 2 of 1997 titled as 'Smt. Aharfi and others versus State of Haryana'. In view of the above, the present appeal is also disposed of in terms of the order passed by Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.Aggarwal in case RFA No. 99 of 1997 titled as ' Smt. Aharfi and others versus State of Haryana' decided on 21.5.2007. August 8, 2008 (Rakesh Kumar Jain) rekha Judge