their claim for enhancement of compensation to Rs. 400/- per square meter irrespective of classification. On those facts, a learned single Judge of this court has held that when the land is being developed for constructing housing colony, the classification completely looses significance and awarded compensation on the flat rate of Rs. 200/- per square meter for the entire land irrespective of classification or nearness to the road. In Union of India vs. Harinder Pal Singh and others 2005 (12) SCC 564 , the Hon’ble Supreme Court has approved the view of the High Court assessing the market value of the lands under acquisition in the five villages at uniform rate of Rs. 40,000/- per acre, irrespective of their nature or quality and whether the same was situated nearer to the road or at some distance therefrom. In the present case also, the acquired land is to be used/developed for the construction of the road as a single unit and, therefore, classification of the land looses significance. In these circumstances, the persons interested are entitled to compensation at the rate of Rs. 6,000/- per biswa of Rs. 1,20,000/- per bigha of the acquired land irrespective of classification, which is more than the market value assessed by learned District Judge.”
