RFA No. 1654 of 1999 (1) In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh RFA No. 1654 of 1999 (O&M) Date of decision : 19.5.2009 Indian Oil Corporation Limited ..... Appellant vs Natha Singh and others .... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: None for the appellant. Mr. K. S. Sidhu, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Rajesh Bindal J. Indian Oil Corporation Limited 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 reduction of compensation awarded to the landowners for the acquired land. Briefly, the facts are that land measuring 421 kanals and 4 marlas, situated in the revenue estate of village Suchi Pind was acquired vide notification dated 2.1.1985 issued under Section 4 of the Act for setting up of LPG Bottling Plant by Indian Oil Corporation. Similarly, vide same notification, land measuring 72 kanals and 6 marlas was acquired for the same purpose forming part of revenue estate of Villages Chak Hussaina and Lamba Pind, Tehsil & District Jalandhar. The Land Acquisition Collector assessed the market value of the acquired land at Rs. 92,515/- per acre for Chahi even land; Rs. 74,000/- per acre for Chahi uneven land and Rs. 23,120/- per acre for Gair Mumkin kind of land. Aggrieved against the same, the land owners filed objections which were referred to the learned court below, who keeping in view the material placed on record by the parties, determined fair value @ Rs. 1,10,000/- per acre for Chahi even and Gair Mumkin kind of land and Rs. 88,000/- per acre for Chahi uneven kind of land in both the villages. Learned counsel for the State very fairly submitted that the issue raised in the present appeal is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in RFA No. 2700 of 1998- Surjan Singh and others vs State of RFA No. 1654 of 1999 (2) Punjab and others decided on 20.4.2009, whereby the compensation payable for acquisition of land vide same notification has been further enhanced. Since this court has further enhanced the compensation payable to the landowners in Surjan Singh's case (supra), the present appeal filed by the Indian Oil Corporation for reduction does not survive. Accordingly, the same is dismissed. 19.5.2009 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge