R.F.A. No. 2627 of 1993 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Date of decision : 26.8.2010 1. R.F.A. No. 2627 of 1993 (O&M) Dyal Singh and others .... Appellants vs. State of Punjab and another .... Respondents 2. R.F.A. No. 812 of 1994 (O&M) State of Punjab .... Appellants vs. Dyal Singh and others .... Respondents Coram : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present:- Mr. Sanjiv Manrai, Advocate, for the landowners. Mr. Yatinder Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. RAJESH BINDAL, J This order will dispose of aforesaid appeals arising out of common acquisition. The landowners have filed appeal seeking enhancement of compensation for the acquired land whereas by filing appeal the State of Punjab is seeking reduction of compensation. Briefly the facts are that vide notification dated 30.3.1988 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act') the State of Punjab acquired land in the revenue estate of Village Chhat, Tehsil Rajpura, District Patiala for construction of Bassi Distributory. The same was followed by notification dated 2.5.1988 issued under Section 6 of the Act. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short, 'the Collector') awarded compensation @ ` 60,000/- per acre for chahi, ` 50,080/- per acre for barani, and ` 35,040/- 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 while relying upon award dated 4.8.1992, Ex. A1, determined the market value of the acquired land @ ` 1,00,000/- per acre for chahi and ` 55,000/- per acre for gair mumkin kind of land. Aggrieved against the award of learned Court below, the landowners as well as the State of Punjab are before this Court. R.F.A. No. 2627 of 1993 -2- It is not disputed by learned counsel for the parties that the court below had determined the compensation on the basis of award dated 4.8.1992, Ex. A1. It was also not disputed that this court in RFA No. 857 of 1994 titled as State of Punjab vs Amar Singh decided on 6.11.2008 had upheld the award of the court below vide which the market value of the land of village Bhankarpur acquired for the same very purpose i.e. for construction of Bassi Distributory. Except the aforesaid award, Ex. A1, there is no such evidence which can be considered for determination of fair value of the acquired land. In the absence of any other evidence, no case for interference is made out. Accordingly, the appeals are dismissed. 26.8.2010. (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge