RFA No. 2243 of 1993 (1) In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh Date of decision : 22.9.2010 1. RFA No. 2243 of 1993 (O&M) Baldev Singh and others ..... Appellants vs The State of Punjab and another ..... Respondents 2. RFA No. 2244 of 1993 (O&M) Ranjit Singh and others ..... Appellants vs The State of Punjab and another ..... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: None for the claimants. Mr. Yatinder Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Rajesh Bindal J. This order will dispose of the aforesaid appeals as the same arise out of common acquisition. The landowners have filed the aforesaid appeals seeking enhancement of compensation for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts are that vide notification dated 2.2.1989 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, 'the Act'), the State of Punjab acquired land situated within the revenue estate of village Bolari, Tehsil and District Patiala, for construction of Extension of Balamgarh Minor. The Land Acquisition Collector awarded compensation of ` 50,000/- per acre. Dissatisfied with the award of the Collector, the claimants filed objections. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, while relying upon its earlier award dated 8.4.1993 of village Bollar Kalan (Ex. A-8), the learned court below assessed the compensation @ ` 70,000/- per acre. It is this award which is impugned in the present set of appeal. A perusal of the impugned award shows that the learned court below while assessing the compensation for the acquired land had relied upon its earlier award (Ex. P-8), pertaining to land of village Bollar Kalan vide which the market value of land acquired vide same notification for the same very purpose was assessed at ` 70,000/-. RFA No. 2243 of 1993 (2) It has been pointed out by the learned State counsel that the award dated 8.4.1993, Ex. A-8, was upheld by this court in RFA No. 526 of 1995 The State of Punjab and another vs Amar Singh and others, decided on 21.7.2010. Since the award which was the basis for determination of market value in the present set of appeals has been upheld by this court in Amar Singh's case (supra), in my opinion, no case for further enhancement of compensation is made out. However, as no one has appeared for the appellants, the appeals filed by them are dismissed in default. 22.9.2010 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge