In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh R. F. A No. 2423 of 1990 (O&M) Date of decision : 20.11.2008 Kewal Singh ..... Appellant vs State of Haryana ..... Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: None for the appellant. Mr. Lokesh Sinhal, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. Rajesh Bindal J. The landowner is in appeal before this court against the award of the learned court below passed under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act') seeking enhancement of compensation for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts of the case are that the State of Haryana vide notification dated 13/16.11.1981 issued under Section 4 of the Act, acquired the land situated in revenue estate of Village Carterpuri, District Gurgaon, for the development and utilisation of land as residential-cum-commercial area for Sectors 21, 22, and 23 Gurgaon. The Land Acquisition Collector vide his award dated 2.5.1988 assessed the market value of the land at Rs. 50,000/- per acre for chahi, Rs. 22,000/- per acre for magda and Rs. 7,000/- per acre for banjar kadim and gair mumkin kind of land. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below vide award dated 17.8.1990, determined the market value of the acquired land at Rs. 52.50 paise per square yard. Learned Additional Advocate General very fairly submitted that the claim made the appellant in the present appeal is squarely covered by the judgment of this court in R. F. A. No. 779 of 1990 Munshi vs The Land Acquisition Collector, Urban Estate, Haryana, decided on 1.5.1991, whereby the compensation for the acquisition of land was enhanced to Rs. 54.60 paise per square yard. Accordingly for the reasons recorded in Munshi's case (supra), the present appeal is allowed in the same terms. 20.11.2008 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge