IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. RFA No.3144 of 2002 (O&M) Date of Decision: 16.10.2008. Ramesh Kumar and another ....Appellants Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present:- Ms.Sarpreet Kaur, Advocate for the applicant-appellants. Mr.Navneet Singh, AAG Haryana. RAJESH BINDAL, J. **** This appeal has been filed by the landowners for further enhancement of compensation awarded by the learned Court below. Briefly, the facts are that vide notification dated 9.11.1992 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, the State of Haryana acquired land for the development and utilisation as residential, commercial area alongwith Sector Road at Sonepat. The Land Acquisition Collector vide his award dated 5.11.1995, determined the market value of the land @ Rs.3 lakhs per acre for the area falling both the sides of the Sonepat-Bahalgarh road upto four acres, Rs.2 lakhs per acre for chahi/Nehri and Rs.1.00 lac per acre for Gair Mumkin and Banjar and remaining land. Aggrieved against the same, the landowners filed objections which were referred to the learned Additional District Judge, Sonepat who keeping in view the material placed on record by the parties, determined the value of the land at the rate of Rs.100/- per sq. yard for Chahi/nehri and Rs.60/- per sq. yard for Gair Mumkin and Banjar land. Learned counsel for the appellants submitted that the claim made by the appellant/landowners in the present appeal is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in RFA No. 2453 of 2000, Smt.Chanderpati and others vs. State of Haryana and others, decided on 30.5.2007, whereby the amount of compensation payable RFA No.3144 of 2005 -2- to the landowners was assessed at Rs. 200/- per sq.yard. Learned Asstt. Advocate General Haryana, does not dispute this fact. For the detailed reasons recorded in Smt. Chanderpati's case (supra), the present appeal is allowed in the same terms. (RAJESH BINDAL) Oct. 16, 2008. JUDGE Reema