RFA No. 3821 of 2009 1 IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH RFA No. 3821 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 01.03.2011 Manjit Kaur and others ...Appellants Versus The Land Acquistion Collector Industries Department and others ..Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Pritam Saini, Advocate and Mr. Rajiv Kumar Saini, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Yatinder Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. ..... RAJESH BINDAL, J. Challenge in the present appeal is to the award dated 24.12.2002 passed by the learned Additional, District Judge, Ludhiana. The landowners have filed appeal seeking enhancement of compensation for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts of the case are that State Government vide notification dated 7.5.1991, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act'), sought to acquire the land measuring 1478 Kanals 6 Marlas in revenue estate of village Mundian Khurd, Tehsil and District Ludhiana, for setting up of Industrial Focal Point, Ludhiana. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short “the Collector”) assessed the market value of the land @ ` 3,00,000/- per acre for nainee chahi; ` 2,50,000/- per acre for khalas chahi and ` 2,25,000/- per acre for gair mumkin land. The landowners feeling dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, filed reference under Section 18 of the Act. The learned court below determined the market value of the acquired land @ ` 4,50,000/- per acre. Learned counsels for the parties are agreed that the claim made in the present appeal is squarely covered by the judgment of this in RFA RFA No. 3821 of 2009 2 No.2697 of 1999 titled as Harjinder Singh and another Vs. Land Acquisition Collector, Industries Department, Punjab and others decided on 04.02.2009 whereby the compensation payable for the acquired land was further enhanced. For the reasons stated in Harjinder Singh’ case (supra), the pre- sent appeal is disposed of in the same terms. (RAJESH BINDAL) JUDGE 01.03.2011 sharmila