R. F. A No. 174 of 1994 1 In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh Date of decision : 8.9.2008 1. R. F. A No. 174 of 1994 (O&M) Ram Rattan ..... Appellant vs State of Punjab and another .... Respondents 2. R. F. A No. 1396 of 1994 (O&M) Jagir Kaur (deceased) through LRs. ..... Appellant vs State of Punjab and another .... Respondents 3. R. F. A No. 1397 of 1994 (O&M) Balram Singh ..... Appellant vs State of Punjab and another .... Respondents 4. R. F. A No. 1398 of 1994 (O&M) Hans Raj (deceased) through LRs. and others ..... Appellants vs State of Punjab and another .... Respondents 5. R. F. A No. 1399 of 1994 (O&M) Ajit Singh (deceased) through LRs. and others ..... Appellants vs State of Punjab and others .... Respondents 6. R. F. A No. 1400 of 1994 (O&M) Balwant Singh ..... Appellant vs State of Punjab and another .... Respondents 7. R. F. A No. 1468 of 1994 (O&M) State of Punjab ..... Appellant vs Hans Raj and others .... Respondents 8. R. F. A No. 1469 of 1994 (O&M) State of Punjab ..... Appellant vs Balram Singh .... Respondent R. F. A No. 174 of 1994 2 9. R. F. A No. 1471 of 1994 (O&M) State of Punjab ..... Appellant vs Ajit Singh and others .... Respondents 10. R. F. A No. 1472 of 1994 (O&M) State of Punjab ..... Appellant vs Lachhi @ Lachhmi and others .... Respondents 11. R. F. A No. 1473 of 1994 (O&M) State of Punjab ..... Appellant vs Anup Singh .... Respondent 12. R. F. A No. 1474 of 1994 (O&M) State of Punjab ..... Appellant vs Balwant Singh .... Respondent 13. R. F. A No. 1475 of 1994 (O&M) State of Punjab ..... Appellant vs Gurnam Kaur and others .... Respondents 14. R. F. A No. 1480 of 1994 (O&M) Lachhi @ Lachhmi and others .... Appellants vs State of Punjab and another .... Respondents 15. R. F. A No. 1484 of 1994 (O&M) Land Acquisition Collector, P. S. E. B., Patiala .... Appellant vs Piara Singh and another .... Respondents 16. R. F. A No. 1485 of 1994 (O&M) and Cross-objection No. 71/CI of 1994 Land Acquisition Collector, P. S. E. B., Patiala .... Appellant vs Joginder Singh (deceased) through legal heirs and others .... Respondents R. F. A No. 174 of 1994 3 17. R. F. A No. 1509 of 1994 (O&M) Land Acquisition Collector, P. S. E. B., Patiala .... Appellant vs Jagir Kaur and another .... Respondents 18. R. F. A No. 1510 of 1994 (O&M) and Cross-objection No. 69/CI of 1994 Land Acquisition Collector, P. S. E. B., Patiala .... Appellant vs Balwant Singh and another .... Respondents 19. R. F. A No. 1512 of 1994 (O&M) and Cross-objection No. 46/CI of 1995 Land Acquisition Collector, P. S. E. B., Patiala .... Appellant vs Bachana and others .... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: None for the landowners. Mr. Manohar Lall, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. None for P. S. E. B. Rajesh Bindal J. This order shall dispose of Regular First Appeal Nos. 174, 1396, 1397, 1398, 1399, 1400, and 1480 of 1994 filed by the landowners, and Regular First Appeal Nos.1468, 1469,1471, 1472, 1473, 1474, and 1475 of 1994, by the State of Punjab and Regular First Appeal Nos. 1484, 1485, 1509, 1510 and 1512 of 1994 filed by the Land Acquisition Collector, P. S. E. B. Patiala and cross-objection nos. 71/CI and 69/CI of 1994 and 46/CI of 1995 filed by the landowners, as the same arise out of the common award of the learned court below. However, the facts have been extracted from R. F. A. No. 174 of 1994. The claimants have approached this court through the present appeals as well as by filing cross-objections for further enhancement and the State/ Land Acquisition Collector, P. S. E. B., Patiala, have filed appeals for reduction in the compensation. Briefly, the facts are that vide notification issued under Section R. F. A No. 174 of 1994 4 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act'), dated 20.5.1988, the Punjab State Electricity Board acquired the land for the construction of SYL Power House No. 1 Ropar. The Land Acquisition Collector determined the compensation for the acquired land as under :- Chahi land Rs. 95,500/- per acre Barani land Rs. 90,000/- per acre Gair Mumkin land Rs. 50,000/- per acre On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned Additional District Judge vide judgment dated 28.8.1993, determined the market value of the acquired land at Rs. 3,40,000/- per acre. Learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab, appearing for the State does not dispute the fact that the claim made by the landowners in the present appeals is squarely covered by the judgment of this court in R.F.A. No. 3673 of 1993 – The State of Punjab and another vs Harnam Singh (deceased) through LRs., decided on 26.4.2006, whereby the compensation payable for acquisition of land was further enhanced and the landowners were held entitled to compensation @ of Rs. 5,30,000/- per acre for the acquired land. For the detailed reasons stated in Harnam Singh's case (supra), the appeals filed by the State of Punjab and Land Acquisition Collector, P. S. E. B., Patiala are dismissed. However, the appeals and the cross- objections filed by the claimants/landowners are allowed in terms of Harnam Singh's case (supra). 8.9.2008 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge