FAO No. 3231 of 1999 1 IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH FAO No. 3231 of 1999 (O&M) Date of Decision: 09.03.2011 Union of India and another ...Appellants Versus Niranjan Singh and others ..Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Heman Aggarwal, Advocate for the appellants. ..... RAJESH BINDAL, J. Challenge in the present appeal is to the award dated 15.06.1999 passed by the learned, District Judge, Ludhiana. Union of India has filed appeal seeking reduction of compensation for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts of the case are that State Government vide notification dated 9.3.1987, issued under Section 8 of the Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952 (for short, 'the Act'), sought to acquire the land situated in revenue estate of village Daba, District Ludhiana for defence purpose. The land owners were not satisfied with the compensation awarded @ ` 1,39,870/- per acre for the acquired land. The matter was referred to the Arbitrator. The learned Arbitrator determined the market value of the acquired land @ ` 140/- per square yard. Learned counsel for the appellants fairly submitted that the claim made in the present appeal is squarely covered by the judgment of this court in FAO No.269 of 1995 titled as Dr. Jagdish Parkash Vs. The Competent Authority decided on 05.07.2006, in terms of which the present appeal is to be dismissed. For the reasons stated in Dr. Jagdish Parkash’s case (supra), the present appeal is dismissed. (RAJESH BINDAL) JUDGE 09.03.2011 FAO No. 3231 of 1999 2 sharmila