R. F. A. No. 5946 of 2009 (1) In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh R. F. A. No. 5946 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision : 31.8.2010 Gugan Ram and others ..... Appellants vs State of Haryana and another .... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. P. S. Jammu, Advocate, for the appellants. Mr. Ashish Gupta, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana. Rajesh Bindal J. The landowners are 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 enhancement of compensation for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts of the case are that the State of Haryana vide notification dated 9.5.2000, issued under Section 4 of the Act, acquired 179.31 acres of land falling in the revenue estates of villages Tarkanwali Hadbast No. 11, Nathusari Khurd, Nathusari Kalan, Darba Kalan, Manak Diwan, Rupana, Randhawa, Nirban, Bakrianwali, Gudia Khera, Modia Khera, Liwalwali, Madhosinghana, Mangala and Ottu, District Sirsa for construction of Darba Ghaggar Drain, which was passing through these villages. The Land Acquisition Collector assessed the market value of the acquired land of different villages at different rates. The land owners/claimants feeling dissatisfied with the quantum of compensation awarded by the Collector, filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below enhanced the compensation of the acquired land. Learned counsel for the parties fairly submitted that the issue raised in the present appeal is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in RFA No. 3733 of 2007 – Subhash Chand alias Subhash Chander vs State of Haryana and another decided on 14.1.2010, whereby the matter was remanded back to the court below regarding determination of compensation on account of severance and regarding determination of value of acquired land the award of the learned court below was upheld. R. F. A. No. 5946 of 2009 (2) For the reasons recorded in the aforesaid judgment, the appeal is disposed of in terms of Subhash Chand's case (supra). The parties through their counsels are directed to appear before the learned District Judge, Sirsa, on 25.9.2010 for further proceedings. The present case be clubbed with the references remanded earlier. 31.8.2010 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge