In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh R. F. A No. 3396 of 2009 (O&M) Narinder Singh ..... Appellant vs Union Territory, Chandigarh ..... Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. P. C. Dhiman, Advocate, for the appellant. None for for Union Territory, Chandigarh, despite service. Rajesh Bindal J. The landowner 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 further enhancement of compensation for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts of the case are that Union Territory, Chandigarh vide notification dated 3.8.1999 issued under Section 4 of the Act, acquired the land situated in revenue estates of Village Kajheri U.T Chandigarh, for development as third phase of Chandigarh. The Land Acquisition Collector vide his award dated 21.3.2003 assessed the compensation of the acquired land @ ` 13,05,776/- per acre and ` 3,00,000/- per acre for khadans. On reference under Section 18 of the Act, the learned court below determined the market value of the acquired land @ ` 16,40,500/- per acre. It is this award which is impugned in the present appeal. Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that the claim of the appellant in the present appeal is squarely covered by judgment of this court in RFA No. 4238 of 2006 Mrs. Avtar Sachdev and others vs Union Territory, Chandigarh, decided on 2.4.2009 whereby the compensation for the acquisition in question was further enhanced to ` 20,78,400/- per acre. A perusal of the aforesaid judgment shows that the value of land acquired vide same notification for the same very purpose which is involved in the present appeal was assessed @ ` 20,78,400/- per acre. Accordingly, for the reasons stated in the Mrs. Avtar Sachdev's case (supra), the present appeal is disposed of in the same terms. 7.9.2010 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge