R. F. A No. 1706 of 1992 1 In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh RFA No. 1706 of 1992 (O&M) Date of decision : 11.5.2011 Mangal Dass Chela Laxman Dass ..... Appellant vs State of Haryana and another ... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: None for the landowners. Mr. Ashish Gupta, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana. Rajesh Bindal J. This order will dispose of appeals bearing RFA Nos. 1706 of 1992 and 1543 of 1994, as common questions of law and facts are involved therein. The landowners have approached this court by filing appeals for enhancement of the compensation for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts are that vide notification dated 14.9.1983, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act'), the State of Haryana sought to acquire land situated within the revenue estate of Khandsa, Tehsil and District Gurgaon, for development and utilisation thereof as residential area for Sector 10-A, Gurgaon. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, the Collector) vide award dated 16.7.1985 assessed the market value of the acquired land @ ` 45,000/- per acre for chahi; ` 35,000/- per acre for magda; and ` 16,000/- per acre for gair mumkin kind of land. Dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, the landowners filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below determined the market value of the acquired land @ ` 19.20 per square yard. It is this award which is impugned by the landowners in the present set of appeals. R. F. A No. 1706 of 1992 2 No one has appeared for the landowners at the time of hearing. A perusal of the paper-book shows that this court vide judgment passed in RFA No. 795 of 1990 Devi Singh (deceased) through LR's Bishamber and others vs The Land Acquisition Collector and another, dated 22.9.2008, assessed the market value of the land acquired in the area of village Kadipur, Tehsil and District Gurgaon, for development and utilisation thereof as residential area for Sector 10-A, Gurgaon, vide notification dated 14.9.1983, @ ` 33/- per square yard. In RFA No. 1706 of 1992, though the revenue estate is different, but the land was acquired for development and utilisation thereof as residential area for Sector 10-A, Gurgaon, vide notification of the same date, which was the subject matter in Devi Singh' s case (supra). The aforesaid facts have not been disputed by learned State counsel. Accordingly, following the judgment passed in Devi Singh' s case (supra), the value of the land in the present set of appeals is also determined @ ` 33/- per square yard. The appellants shall also be entitled to the statutory benefits available under the Act. The appeals are disposed of in the above terms. As no one has appeared for the landowners, copy of this order be sent to the appellants for information. 11.5.2011 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge