R. F. A No. 2203 of 2000 1 In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh R. F. A No. 2203 of 2000 (O&M) Date of decision : 24.9.2008 Mohan Singh and another ..... Appellants vs The State of Haryana and another ..... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. R. A. Yadav, Advocate, for the appellants. Mr. H. S. Hooda, Advocate General, Haryana with Mr. Rajiv Kawatra, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. Rajesh Bindal J. The landowners are in appeal before this court against the award of the learned court below passed under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act') seeking enhancement of compensation for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts of the case are that the State of Haryana vide notification dated 22.3.1990 issued under Section 4 of the Act, acquired 688.93 acres land situated in revenue estate of Villages Jharsa, Silokhra and Islampur, Tehsil and District Gurgaon, for public purpose namely for the development and utilisation of land as residential, commercial, institutional and maintenance of open space area in Gurgaon. The Land Acquisition Collector vide his award dated 16.3.1993 assessed the market value of the land as under:- Villages Jharsa and Silokhra Chahi Rs. 4 lacs per acre Magda Rs. 3.5 lacs per acre Abi Rs. 3.5 lacs per acre Banjar Rs. 2.5 lacs per acre Gair Mumkin Rs. 2.5 lacs per acre Village Islampur Chahi Rs. 2.5 lacs per acre Magda Rs. 2 lacs per acre Banjar Rs. 1.5 lacs per acre Gair Mumkin Rs. 1.5 lacs per acre R. F. A No. 2203 of 2000 2 On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below vide award dated 25.3.2000, while relying upon judgment of this court in R.F.A. No. 944 of 1998 – Suraj Bhan and another vs State of Haryana and others, decided on 13.5.1999, determined the market value of the acquired land at Rs. 212/- per square yard i.e. Rs. 10,26,080/- per acre. Learned counsel for the appellants/landowners very fairly submitted that the issue raised in the present appeal is squarely covered by the judgment of this court in Suraj Bhan's case (supra). Since the learned court below has awarded the compensation for the acquisition of land on the basis of judgment of this court in Suraj Bhan's case (supra), the present appeal does not survive, accordingly, the same is dismissed. 24.9.2008 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge