In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh R. F. A No. 2286 of 2000 (O&M) Date of decision : 22.12.2008. Kadam Singh (deceased) through LRs. ..... Appellant vs State of Punjab and others ... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Nand Lal Sammi, Advocate, for the appellant. Mr. B. B. S. Teji, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. Rajesh Bindal J. The landowner has filed the present appeal for enhancement of compensation for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts are that vide notification dated 13.11.1992, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act'), the State of Punjab acquired 550.03 acres of land for public purpose namely for setting up of an Industrial Focal Point at Lalru, Tehsil Rajpura, District Patiala. The Land Acquisition Collector assessed the market value of the land at the following rates:- (1) Lalru Rs. 66,000/- per acre (2) Jalalpur Rs. 96,000/- per acre (3) Lehli Rs. 74,000/- per acre (4) Hassanpur Rs. 74,000/- per acre Dissatisfied with the award of the Land Acquisition Collector, the landowners/claimants filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below vide award dated 16.4.1999 determined the market value of the acquired land at Rs. 1,50,000/- per acre. Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that the claim made in the present appeal is squarely covered by judgment of this court in R. F. A. No. 1072 of 1999 Om Parkash and another vs State of Punjab and others, decided on 3.5.2006, whereby the amount of compensation was enhanced to Rs. 2,75,000/- per acre. The fact is not disputed by the learned counsel for the State. For the reasons recorded in Om Parkash's case (supra), the present appeal is allowed in the same terms. 22.12.2008 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge