In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh RFA No. 2561 of 1991 (O&M) Chetu ..... Appellant vs The State of Punjab ..... Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: None for the appellant. Mr. Yatinder Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. 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 Punjab acquired the land situated within the revenue estate of Village Oind, Tehsil and District Ropar, for construction of Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal. The Land Acquisition Collector assessed the market value of the different kinds of land at different rates. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below determined the market value of the acquired land on the basis of a settlement arrived at between the landowners and the then Chief Minister of Punjab, according to which the value of the acquired land was assessed @ ` 1,00,000/- per acre for chahi, ` 80,000/- per acre for barani, ` 75,000/- per acre for banjar, and ` 70,000/- per acre for gair mumkin kinds of land. It is this award which is impugned in the present appeal. Since the market value of the acquired land was assessed by the learned court below on the basis of a settlement arrived at between the landowners and the State of Punjab, no case for further enhancement is made out. Moreover, the evidence led by the appellant in the form of sale-deed, Ex. P-1, vide which a small piece of land measuring 5 biswas was sold on 16.10.1984 and the court below had rightly not considered the same in view of above settlement. Prima facie no case for enhancement is made out. However, as no one has appeared for the appellant in support of his claim, the present appeal is dismissed in default. 12.8.2010 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge