The Special Land Acquisition Officer, ONGC, passed an Award dated 16.11.1994 determining the market price as Rs.2.10 per sq.m.
The appellant challenged the said award of the Reference Court before the High Court.
m. The Reference Court allowed the claim in part by Judgment and Award dated 7.10.1999.
16 relating to acquisition of lands at Chalasana village at a distance of 4 Kms.
The respondents land owners, sought reference to civil companyrt claiming Rs.30 per sq.m.
in Ijapura Village, District Mehsana, Gujarat, was acquired for one of ONGC installations, namely Influent pit Santhal I, under preliminary numberification dated 15.9.1992 issued under section 4 1 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Act for short followed by final numberification dated 31.3.1993 under section 6 of the Act.
An extent of 13 Hectares 78 Are and 97 sq.m.
As the acquisition in the cases on hand was on 15.9.1992, it increased the value cumulatively at the rate of 10 per annum and arrived at a value of Rs.19.10 per sq.m by treating the gap between the relied on acquisitions and the present acquisition as six and half years.
Before the Reference Court, the respondents did number place any evidence by way of companytemporaneous sale transactions in the neighbourhood.
15 relating to acquisition of lands for ONGC, in the neighbouring Santhal village under preliminary numberification dated 6.1.1987, wherein companypensation at the rate of Rs.10 per sq.m was awarded.
The Land Acquisition Officer did number choose to adduce any evidence number produce the sale deeds referred to in his award in support of the market value arrived at by him at Rs.2.10 per sq.
It found that under the said awards Rs.10 per sq.
m. therefrom for the distance factor distance between Ijapura and the other two villages to arrive at the market value as Rs.17.10 per sq.m.
from Ijapura village under preliminary numberification dated 31.7.1986, wherein companypensation at the rate of Rs.10 per sq.m was awarded.
But they placed reliance on some awards passed by the said Court in other acquisition cases, in particular, the following two awards Ex.
m. has been awarded for acquisitions in the year 1986 and 1987.
16 relating to Chalsana village.
15 relating to the neighbouring Santhal village and Ex.
16 did number relate to the Ijapura village, but related to other villages, namely neighbouring Santhal and far away Chalsana at a distance of 4 kms .
V. Raveendran J., These appeals by special leave are by the beneficiary of acquisition ONGC , aggrieved by the quantum of companypensation awarded to the respondents.
It determined the market value of the acquired lands at Rs.17.10 per sq.m based on the said two awards Ex.
Thereafter, it reduced Rs.2/ per sq.
