In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh R. F. A No. 2564 of 2004 (O&M) Krishan and others ..... Appellants vs State of Haryana ..... Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Sudhir Mittal, Advocate, for the appellants. Mr. Navneet Singh, Assistant 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 17.5.1990 issued under Section 4 of the Act, acquired the land for development and utilisation thereof as residential and commercial area in Sector 12 Sonepat. The Land Acquisition Collector assessed the market value of the land at Rs. 2 lacs per acre. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below vide award dated 9.8.2004, determined the market value of the acquired land @ Rs. 125/- per square yard for the land which falls on the back side of the ECE Factory and on the left side of Sonepat-Bahalgarh Road (while going from Sonepat towards National Highway No. 1) and Rs. 150/- for the land situated on the right side of the Sonepat-Bahalgarh road. Learned counsel for the appellants submitted that the claim made in the appeal is squarely covered by judgments of this court in R. F. A. No. 1718 of 2001 Atam Parkash vs State of Haryana and others decided on 24.9.2007 and R. F. A. No. 431 of 2000 State of Haryana and another vs Jaipal and another, decided on 1.12.2008, whereby the compensation was enhanced from Rs. 125/- to Rs. 135/- and Rs. 150/- to Rs. 160/- per square yard. Learned State counsel does not dispute this factual position. For the reasons recorded in above-mentioned judgments, the present appeal is allowed in the same terms. 22.12.2008 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge