By a numberification issued under Section 4 of the Act, dated 3rd October, 1969, and gazetted on the same day, a certain parcel of land at Cavelossim village, Salcete Taluka in the State of Goa was proposed to be acquired for a public purpose, namely, for companystruction of an air to ground range for the Indian Navy.
A reference was sought and made to the learned District Judge, LAC No.420 of 1931, which was disposed of on 24th June, 1985 whereby the rate for determination of companypensation was revised to Rs.5 per sq.
m. In yet another award, in LAC No.417 of 1981, made on the same day, companypensation was awarded for another plot at the rate of Rs.10 per sq.
m. Thereafter, the appellant in Civil Appeal arising from S.L.P.No.24435 of 1995, applied, on 13th May, 1987, under Section 28 A of the Act, for redetermination of companypensation for his plot of land.
Thereafter, the Land Acquisition Officer awarded companypensation for the acquired lands at rates ranging from Rs.0.75 to Rs.2.50 per sq.m.
The declaration under Section 6 of the Act was made and published in the gazette on 10th June, 1971.
This award was made on 2nd August, 1972.
Both these applications were dismissed by the Deputy Collector on 3rd september, 1988 as time barred, having been preferred after the expiry of the period of three months prescribed by the status.
The possession of the land was taken by the Government on 2nd April, 1970.
Hence these appeals by special leave.
The factual matrix in which the question has to be answered may number be briefly numbericed.
Special leave granted.
for different plots companyprising the land under acquisition.
Feeling aggrieved, both the appellants questioned the decision by filling separate writ petitions on 11th February 1989.
So also, the appellant Civil Appeal arising from S.L.P.No.24584 of 1995 made a similar application under Section 28 A of the Act on 28th April, 1987.
m. In appeal, the High Court, by its judgment dated 24th February, 1987, reduced the rate to Rs.5/ per sq.
m. However in another award made in LAC No.406 of 1981 on 14th October, 1985, companypensation was allowed for a different plot at Rs.9 per sq.
