IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. RFA No.4103 of 1998 (O&M) Date of Decision: 16.10.2008. Shakuntla Rani ....Appellant Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present:- Mr.S.K.Singla, Advocate for the appellant. Mr.BBS Teji, AAG Punjab. RAJESH BINDAL, J. **** This appeal has been filed by the landowner for further enhancement of compensation awarded by the learned Court below. Briefly, the facts are that vide notification dated 2.5.1989, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, the State of Punjab acquired 23 kanals 3 marlas of land situated in village Patran, Patiala, for the development of New Mandi situated at Patran Distt Patiala. The Land Acquisition Collector vide his award dated 30.4.1992, determined the market value of the land @ Rs. 2,24,408/- per acre. Aggrieved against the same, the landowner filed objections which were referred to the learned Additional District Judge, Patiala who keeping in view the material placed on record by the parties, determined the value of the land at Rs. 20/- per sq. feet. Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that the claim made by the appellant/landowner in the present appeal is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in RFA No.379 of 1998, Raj Kumar vs. State of Punjab, decided on 22.5.2008. whereby the amount of compensation payable to the landowners was at the rate of Rs.25/- per sq.feet. Learned Additional Advocate General Haryana, does not dispute this fact. For the detailed reasons recorded in Raj Kumar's case RFA No.4103 of 1998 -2- (supra), the present appeal is allowed in the same terms. (RAJESH BINDAL) Oct. 16, 2008. JUDGE Reema