R.F.A. No. 2304 of 1991 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.F.A. No. 2304 of 1991 (O&M) Date of decision: 8.12.2011 State of Haryana .. Appellant. Vs. Ajit Singh and others .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Ashish Gupta, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana. ... Rajesh Bindal J. The State is in appeal seeking reduction in the amount of compensation awarded to the land owners by the learned court below for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts of the case are that vide notification dated 13.11.1982, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, `the Act'), State of Haryana sought to acquire 5.33 acres of land situated in village Gledwa, Hadbast No. 40, Tehsil Pehowa, District Kurukshetra for construction of road from village Gledwa to Guldehera. The same was followed by notification dated 19.4.1983, issued under Section 6 of the Act. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, `the Collector') assessed compensation @ ` 26,000/- per acre for chahi land and ` 18,000/- per acre for gair mumkin kind of land. Dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, the land owners filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below assessed the market value of the acquired land @ ` 30,000/- per acre, irrespective of the kind of land. A perusal of the paper book shows that the amount involved R.F.A. No. 2304 of 1991 [2] in the present appeal is merely ` 3,200.14. Considering the smallness of amount involved in the appeal and the fact that notification under Section 4 of the Act was issued on 13.11.1982, I do not find it appropriate to interfere with the impugned award. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the controversy, the appeal is dismissed only on account of smallness of amount. ( Rajesh Bindal ) Judge 8.12.2011 mk