R. F. A No. 1227 of 1988 1 In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh Date of decision : 11.9.2008 1. R. F. A No. 1227 of 1988 (O&M) State of Punjab ..... Appellant vs Ghansham Dass ..... Respondent 2. R. F. A No. 1228 of 1988 (O&M) State of Punjab ..... Appellant vs Shamsher Singh and others ..... Respondents 3. R. F. A No. 1229 of 1988 (O&M) The State of Punjab ..... Appellant vs Raimal Dass and others ..... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: None. Rajesh Bindal J. This order shall dispose of Regular First Appeal nos. 1227, 1228 and 1229 of 1988 filed by the State of Punjab against the award dated 12.5.1988 passed by the learned court below for reduction in compensation awarded to the landowners/respondents. Briefly, the facts are that the State of Punjab acquired the land within the revenue estate of Village Manakpur vide notification dated 14.12.1982 and 10.1.1983, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act'), for construction of Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal. The Land Acquisition Collector assessed the market value of the land at Rs. 27,500/- per acre for chahi, Rs. 55,000/- per acre for Gair mumkin abadi and Rs. 11,000/- per acre for gair mumkin kind of land. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below vide award dated 12.5.1988, enhanced the compensation to Rs. 1,24,000/- per acre for abadi, Rs. 62,000/- per acre for chahi and Rs. 30,000/- per acre for gair mumkin kind of land. R. F. A No. 1227 of 1988 2 In R. F. A. No. 1661 of 1987 filed by the landowners vide order dated 26.8.1988, this court upheld the compensation awarded by the learned District Judge. Thereafter, some of the landowners filed Letters Patent Appeal No. 681 of 1989 Joginder Singh and others vs State of Punjab, which was allowed by the Division Bench of this court on 29.9.1997 and the market value of the acquired chahi land was enhanced to Rs. 1,000,00/- per acre. None has appeared on behalf of either of the parties. Since a Division Bench of this court in Joginder Singh's case (supra), had further enhanced the compensation payable to the landowners, these appeals filed by the State do not survive. Accordingly, the appeals are dismissed. 11.9.2008 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge