RFA No. 2468 of 1992 1 IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH RFA No. 2468 of 1992 (O&M) Date of Decision: 21.12.2011 Shrimati Chanderpati and others ...Appellants Versus State of Haryana .....Respondent CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Jaideep Verma, Advocate for the landowners. Mr. H.S. Lalli, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. ..... RAJESH BINDAL, J. The landowners are in appeal seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the learned court below for the acquired land. Brief facts of the case are that land measuring 209 acres 7 kanals and 15 marlas situated in the revenue estate of village Bhaini Maharajpur, Tehsil Meham, District Rohtak was sought to be acquired by State of Haryana for the purpose of setting up Meham Co-operative Sugar Mills Ltd., Meham vide notification, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short “the Act”), on 14.09.1988. The same was followed by notification, issued under Section 6 of the Act. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short “the Collector”) vide his award dated 24.01.1989 assessed the market value of the land @ ` 30,000/- per acre for Chahi/Nehri, ` 25,000/- per acre for Barani, ` 20,000/- per acre for Bhood and ` 15,000/- per acre for Gair Mumkin, Banjar Quadim & Jadib kind of land. The landowners feeling dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, filed reference under Section 18 of the Act. The learned court below assessed the market value of the acquired land @ ` 35,000/- per acre for Chahi/Nehri, ` 30,000/- per acre for Barani, ` 25,000/- per acre for Bhood RFA No. 2468 of 1992 2 and ` 18,000/- per acre for Gair Mumkin, Banjar Quadim & Jadib kind of land. Learned counsel for the landowner submitted that the claim made by the landowners in the present appeal is squarely covered by the judgment of Hon’ble the Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No.7603 of 2011, decided on 2.9.2011 titled as Ratna & others Vs. State of Haryana and others, whereby compensation for the land acquired vide same notification was assessed @ ` 35,000/- per acre for all kinds of land. Learned counsel for the State did not dispute the aforesaid factual position. For the detailed reasons stated in the aforesaid judgment, the present appeal is disposed of in the same terms. (RAJESH BINDAL) JUDGE 21.12.2011 sharmila