In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh R. F. A No. 401 of 1993 (O&M) State of Punjab ..... Appellant vs Harmesh Paul and another ..... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Vivek Chauhan, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. Rajesh Bindal J. The State is in appeal before this court against the award of the learned court below passed under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act') seeking reduction in the compensation for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts of the case are that the State of Punjab vide notification dated 1.3.1988 published on 21.3.1988 issued under Section 4 of the Act, acquired the land situated within the revenue estate of Village Lochma, Tehsil Rajpura, District Patiala, for construction of Kathakheri minor. The Land Acquisition Collector vide his award dated 25.1.1989 assessed the fair value of the land at Rs. 60,000/- per acre for chahi/Abi, Rs. 50,080/- per acre for rousli and Rs. 35,040/- per acre for gair mumkin kind of land. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below, determined the compensation at Rs. 15,000/- per bigha for chahi/abi, Rs. 7,500/- per bigha for rousli, and Rs. 6,000/- per bigha for gair mumkin kinds of land. Learned State counsel very fairly conceded that the claim made in the present appeal is squarely covered by the judgment of this court in R. F. A. No. 288 of 1993 State of Punjab vs Bachni and others decided on 4.12.2008, whereby the compensation as awarded by the learned Reference Court was upheld. Since this court had upheld the award of the learned Reference Court in Bachni's case (supra), the present appeal does not survive. Accordingly, the same is dismissed. 5.2.2009 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge