The Land Acquisition Officer awarded a sum of Rs.
1.72 per sq.
9/ per sq.
feet after holding that the acquired land is a potential house site being located in a very important locality and that the amount of companypensation granted by the Land Acquisition Officer, i.e., 1.72 per sq.
for the acquired land.
9/ per sq.
The small area of land measuring 1710 sq.
was totally an unjust and inadequate amount.
Being aggrieved by the said order, the State preferred an appeal before the High Court.
The Reference Court granted companypensation at Rs.
The Revenue also produced documents exhibited as Exs.
A3 dated 15.7.92 which works out to a value of Rs.
B1 and B2, but numberwitness was examined from the side of the Revenue.
17/ per sq.
The High Court, on the other hand, fixed the market value of the acquired land at Rs.
was sold for Rs.
At the instance of the aggrieved land owner, i.e. the appellant, reference was made under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act before the Additional Sub Court, Trichy.
The Reference Court after companysideration and appreciation of the evidence adduced fixed the market value of the acquired land at Rs.
The appellant, original owner of the land, has filed this appeal praying for setting aside the order passed by the High Court and has prayed for enhancement of the amount of companypensation taking into companysideration the potential value of the land.
11/ per sq.
feet and accordingly reversed the order passed by the Reference Court with the aforesaid modification of the rate of companypensation fixing the same at Rs.
20,000/ as per Ex.
by setting aside the order passed by the Reference Court.
A1 to A4 and examined two witnesses.
Before the Reference Court, the appellant adduced documentary evidence in the form of Sale Deeds Exs.
118/A in Palangudi Village was acquired by the Government of Tamil Nadu by issuing a numberification under Section 4 1 of the Land Acquisition Act which was published on 23.9.1992.
Dr. Mukundakam Sharma, J. This appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 27.11.2002 passed by the Madras High Court whereby the High Court reversed the order passed by the Reference Court by reducing the amount of companypensation granted by the Reference Court to the appellant from Rs.
