R.F.A. No. 398 of 2008 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.F.A. No. 398 of 2008 Date of decision: 25.3.2009 Piara Singh and others .. Appellants Vs. Union Territory, Chandigarh .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Hardip Singh, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Sanjiv Ghai, Advocate for Union Territory, Chandigarh. Rajesh Bindal J. The land owners are in appeal against the award of the learned court below seeking enhancement of compensation for the trees standing on the acquired land. Briefly, the facts are that vide notification dated 23.12.1999, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, `the Act'), Chandigarh Administration acquired land measuring 104.98 acres and 4 kanals in village Sarangpur and 19.96 acres in village Dhanas for setting up Chandigarh Botanical Garden. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, `the Collector') awarded compensation @ Rs. 9,70,898/- per acre for village Sarangpur and Rs. 5,32,886/- per acre for village Dhanas. He also awarded compensation for the trees standing on the acquired land. Aggrieved against the same, the land owners filed objections which were referred to the learned Additional District Judge, Chandigarh who keeping in view the material placed on record by the parties, granted some increase on the compensation awarded to the land owners with regard to the trees standing on the acquired land. Learned counsel for the land owners could not point out any illegality in the impugned award of the learned court below with regard to the assessment of fruit bearing and non-fruit bearing trees, which could enable this Court to direct further enhancement of compensation payable therefor. R.F.A. No. 398 of 2008 [2] Accordingly, the present appeal is dismissed. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 25.3.2009 mk