RFA No. 547 of 1994 (1) In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh RFA No. 547 of 1994 and Cross-Objection No. 68/CI of 1996 (O&M) Date of decision : 6.4.2011 The State of Punjab and another .....Appellants vs Mulo ..... Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Yatinder Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. None for the respondent/cross-objector. Rajesh Bindal J. The State of Punjab has filed the appeal against the award dated 25.1.1992 passed by the learned court below seeking reduction of compensation awarded to the respondent, whereas the respondent filed cross-objections seeking enhancement thereof. Briefly, the facts are that the State of Punjab sought to acquire land situated within the revenue estate of Village Jugial, Tehsil Pathankot, District Gurdaspur, vide notification dated 12.7.1984, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act'), for extension of the staff colony at Shahpur Kandi on the western side of the Thein Dam Project. Notification under Section 6 of the Act was issued on 7.11.1984. The Land Acquisition Collector vide award dated 19.11.1985 assessed the market value of the acquired land @ ` 20,000/- per acre for barani-I, ` 16,025/- per acre for barani-II, and ` 2,375/- per acre for gair mumkin. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below vide award dated 25.1.1992, determined the compensation for the acquired land @ ` 40,000/- per acre, relying upon its earlier award. It is this award which is impugned by both the parties before this court. RFA No. 547 of 1994 (2) It is not disputed by the learned counsel for the State that the court below had determined the market value of the acquired land while relying upon its earlier award, whereby market value of the land acquired vide notification of the same date for the same very purpose in the vicinity was assessed @ ` 40,000/- per acre. This court in RFA No. 1087 of 1981- The Union of India and others vs Balwant Singh and others, decided on 13.7.1983, upheld the award of the learned court below for the same very acquisition which was further followed in RFA No. 2201 of 1987 The State of Punjab and another vs Maheshwar Singh and others, decided on 11.9.2008. Since the award relied upon by the learned court below was upheld by this court in Balwant Singh's case (supra) and Maheshwar Singh's case (supra). Accordingly, the relief claimed in the appeal filed by the State does not survive. The same is dismissed. As regards the cross-objections of the landowner are concerned, prima-facie, no case is made out for further enhancement. However, as counsel for the landowner is not available, the same are dismissed for non-prosecution. 6.4.2011 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge