C.R. No. 2824 of 1997 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.R. No. 2824 of 1997 (O&M) Date of decision : 19.10.2011 ... Baldev Raj and another ................Petitioners vs. State of Haryana and others .................Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.C. Puri Present: Sh. Pritam Saini, Advocate for the petitioners Sh. Amandeep Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. ... K.C. Puri, J. The petitioners moved an application under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, before Sh. M.S. Malik, Land Acquisition Collector and District Revenue Officer, Kurukshetra, for enhancement of compensation in accordance with the award dated 30.3.1993, passed by the Additional District Judge. The application under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, was filed before the Collector on 15.1.1994 with the allegation that petitioners acquired the knowledge of award dated 30.3.1993 only on 14.1.1994. The Collector dismissed the application under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 vide impugned order dated 23.12.1996 C.R. No. 2824 of 1997 -2- holding that application is not within limitation as the same required to be filed within 90 days. The Hon'ble Apex Court in authority reported as State of Andhra Pradesh and another vs. Marri Venkaiah and others 2003 (2) LACC 603, has held that date of limitation would start from the passing of the award and not from the date of knowledge. In view of the authoritative pronouncement of the Apex Court, the present revision petition is without any merit and the same stands dismissed. ( K.C. Puri ) 19.10.2011 Judge chugh