R. F. A No. 802 of 2007 1 In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh C. M. No. 1949/CI of 2007 and R. F. A No. 802 of 2007 (O&M) Date of decision : 18.9.2008. State of Haryana and another ..... Appellants vs Chand Ram and others ... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Navneet Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana, for the applicants/appellants Mr. Bhupinder Singh Bairagi, Advocate, for respondents no. 10 to 30. Rajesh Bindal J. The present appeal has been filed by the State against the award of the learned court below seeking reduction of compensation granted to the landowners. Along with the appeal an application has also been filed for condonation of 547 days. Briefly, the facts are that vide notification dated 9.11.1992, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act'), the State of Haryana acquired 3 kanals 8 marlas of land situated in the revenue estate of Village Raipur, Tehsil and District Sonepat. The Land Acquisition Collector announced his award on 5.11.1995. Dissatisfied with the award of the Land Acquisition Collector, the landowners filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below vide award dated 3.6.2005, determined the market value of the acquired land at Rs. 125/- per square yard for chahi/nehri and Rs. 75/- per square yard for banjar/gair mumkin type of land. Learned counsel for the applicants/appellants very fairly stated that claim made by the appellants in the present case is squarely covered by the judgment of this court in R. F. A. No. 805 of 2001 Ram Mehar vs State of Haryana and another, decided on 30.7.2008, whereby the compensation payable to the landowners was further enhanced. The submission is that in view of this development, the present appeal does not survive. R. F. A No. 802 of 2007 2 For the detailed reasons recorded in Ram Mehar's case (supra), the present appeal as well as the application for condonation of delay are dismissed. 18.9.2008 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge