R. F. A No. 2653 of 2001 1 In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh Date of decision : 10.9.2008 1. R. F. A No. 2653 of 2001 (O&M) Rakesh Kumar Attri ..... Appellant vs State of Haryana and another ... Respondents 2. R. F. A No. 3140 of 2001 (O&M) Parkashwati and others ..... Appellants vs The State of Haryana and another ... Respondents 3. R. F. A No. 3519 of 2001 (O&M) Kewal Ram and others ..... Appellants vs State of Haryana and another ... Respondents 4. R. F. A No. 5210 of 2001 (O&M) The State of Haryana and another ... Appellants vs Radha Kishan (deceased) through LRs. .... Respondents 5. R. F. A No. 449 of 2002 (O&M) State of Haryana and another ... Appellants vs Chatar Singh and another .... Respondents 6. R. F. A No. 2513 of 2003 (O&M) Shiv Naryan @ Sheo Naryan and others ... Appellants vs State of Haryana and another .... Respondents 7. R. F. A No. 1121 of 2004 (O&M) Mahender Singh and others ... Appellants vs The Haryana State and others .... Respondents 8. R. F. A No. 696 of 2006 (O&M) State of Haryana and another ... Appellants vs Hari Singh and another .... Respondents R. F. A No. 2653 of 2001 2 9. R. F. A No. 697 of 2006 (O&M) State of Haryana and another ... Appellants vs Karan Singh and others .... Respondents 10. R. F. A No. 698 of 2006 (O&M) State of Haryana and another ... Appellants vs Mahender and others .... Respondents 11. R. F. A No. 699 of 2006 (O&M) State of Haryana and another ... Appellants vs Karan Singh and others .... Respondents 12. R. F. A No. 748 of 2006 (O&M) State of Haryana and another ... Appellants vs Pista Devi and another .... Respondents 13. R. F. A No. 751 of 2006 (O&M) State of Haryana ... Appellant vs Chaman .... Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. R. A. Yadav, Advocate, for the appellants in R. F. A. Nos. 3140 and 3519 of 2001 and 2513 of 2003,and for respondent in R. F. A. No. 5210 of 2001. Mr. H. S. Hooda, Advocate General, Haryana with Mr. Rajiv Kawatra, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana, for the appellants in R. F. A. Nos. 5210 of 2001, 449 of 2002, 696, 697, 698, 699, 748 and 751 of 2006, and for the respondents in R. F. A. Nos. 2653, 3140 and 3519 of 2001, 2513 of 2003, and 1121 of 2004. Rajesh Bindal J. This order shall dispose of Regular First Appeal Nos. 2653, 3140 and 3519 of 2001, 2513 of 2003, and 1121 of 2004 filed by the landowners, and Regular First Appeal Nos. 5210 of 2001, 449 of 2002, 696, R. F. A No. 2653 of 2001 3 697, 698, 699, 748 and 751 of 2006 filed by the State of Haryana, as the same arise out of the same acquisition. However, the facts have been extracted from R. F. A. No. 2653 of 2001. The claimants have approached this court through the present appeals for further enhancement, whereas the State of Haryana has filed appeals for reduction in the compensation. Briefly, the facts are that vide notification No. LAC (F)- 95/NTLA/286, dated 12.5.1995, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act'), the State of Haryana acquired 190.67 acres of land in Village Unchagaon, for public purpose namely for development and utilisation of land as institutional, residential and commercial for Sector-64, Faridabad. The Land Acquisition Collector assessed the market value of the land at Rs. 4 lacs per acre. Dissatisfied with the award of the Land Acquisition Collector, the landowners/claimants filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below vide award dated 5.2.2001, determined the market value of the acquired land at Rs. 303/- per square yard. Learned counsel for the landowners/claimants submitted 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. 2501 of 2001 – Ved Pal and others vs State of Haryana and others, decided on 3.5.2006, whereby the compensation payable for acquisition of land for Sectors-62, 64, and 65, Faridabad, was assessed at Rs. 450/- per square yard. Learned Advocate General appearing for the State did not dispute the fact that the claim made by the landowners in the present case is squarely covered by the judgment of this court in Ved Pal's case (supra). For the detailed reasons recorded in Ved Pal's case (supra), the appeals filed by the State of Haryana are dismissed. However, the appeals filed by the claimants/landowners are allowed in terms of Ved Pal's case (supra). 10.9.2008 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge