RFA No.2319 of 1991 1 In the Punjab and Haryana High Court,at Chandigarh. RFA No. 2319 of 1991 Decided on December 08,2008. State of Punjab -- Appellant vs. Bachna and another --Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: Mr.P.C.Goyal,Addl.A.G.Punjab,for the appellant. None for the respondents. Rakesh Kumar Jain,J: (Oral) This judgment shall dispose of two Regular First Appeals bearing R.F.A. Nos.2319 and 2320 of 1991, as common questions of law and facts are involved therein. The Department of Housing and Urban Development Punjab, vide its notification dated 19.11.1980 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act,1894 (for short,'the Act'), published in the Punjab Official Gazette dated 20.11.1980 and amended by Corrigendum dated 27.4.1981 published on 29.4.1981, notified 258.04 acres of land situated in the revenue estate of Tehsil Kharar, District Ropar, for the public purpose, RFA No.2319 of 1991 2 namely for the development and utilization as residential and commercial area in the Urban Estate for setting up of Sectors 70-71. The said land was again notified under Section 6 of the Act vide notification dated 8.11.1983 published in the Govt. Gazette dated 11.11.1983 and amended by corrigendum dated 18.4.1984 The Land Acquisition Collector after taking into consideration potential value of the acquired land assessed the market value as under: Chahi and Barani @ Rs.28,000/-per acre; Chuna Bhatti/Rasta @ Rs.22,000/- per acre Banjar Qadim Khatana2 to 3@ Rs.21,000/-per acre, Khatans 6' to7' @ Rs.14,000/- per acre and land under grain market @ 34,000/- per acre The land owners filed objections under Section 18 of the Act and claimed that value of the acquired land was not less than Rs.5,00,000/- per acre at the time of issuance of notification under Section 4 of the Act. In the written statement filed, it was alleged that the acquired land was ordinary type of agricultural land for which just and equitable compensation has been awarded. The learned District Judge, Ropar vide his award dated 04.10.1989 relied upon Ex.P/1 vide which six connected land references were decided by this Court on 19.5.1988 and awarded compensation as under:- All kinds of land other than Banjar/Rasta,Chhappar & Khatans: Rs.80,000/- per acre Banjar/Rasta,Chhappar & Khatana: Rs.25,000/- per acre Besides the value of the land, statutory benefits in terms of the provisions of the amended Act were also allowed to the landowners/claimants but they RFA No.2319 of 1991 3 were left to bear their own costs. In the present case, since the learned Reference Court has relied upon an earlier order/award and the learned counsel for the appellant has not stated that award Ex.P/1 has been set aside in appeal, therefore, there is nothing left for the learned counsel for the appellant to challenge the validity of the judgment of the learned Reference Court. In view of the above discussion, I do not find any merit in these appeals and the same are hereby dismissed with no order as to costs. December 08,2008 (Rakesh Kumar Jain) RR Judge