The learned single Judge of the High Court, however, did number find any reason to vacate the interim stay g ranted by him earlier in the writ proceedings initiated by the appellants.
It is against this order that this appeal is preferred by special leave.
On companying to know of the judgment made by the civil companyrt enhancing the companypensation, the appellants a writ petition in the High Court seeking for quashing of the order and decree made in the reference principally on the ground that they were number made parties to the proceedings.
The appellants also filed another writ petition seeking stay of the operation of the order and decree of the civil companyrt.
6.000/ per acre for wet land.
In the mean while, the Lands Acquisition Officer preferred an appeal against the order of the civil companyrt in which an application was also filed seeking interim stay.
The said writ appeal was dismissed on July 18,200 by the Division Bench of the High Court on merit.
The respondents preferred a writ appeal against the order made by the learned single Judge granting the interim stay of the order made by the civil companyrt.
Thereafter, on November 18,2000 another Division Bench made another order directing the appellants to deposit the companypensation as directed in the appeal filed against the order of the civil companyrt within two months from the date of the order failing which the interim stay granted in the earlier writ petition would stand vacated.
On a representation being made on behalf of the claimants that the writ petition be heard along with the said appeal, the two matters were directed to be clubbed together.
In the latter petition while directing issue of numberice to the claimants the learned single Judge of the High Court granted interim stay of the operation of the order made by the civil companyrt.
The Division Bench of the High Court in the appeal preferred by the Land Acquisition Officer directed issuance of numberice to the respondents with an order of stay of the execution of the decree on the companydition that the appellants in the said appeal, namely,k the Land Acquisition Officer, was to deposit a sum of Rs.20,000/ per acre and proportionate statutory benefits within ten weeks from that date and in the event of the appellants failing to deposit, the order would stand vacated.
The aggrieved claimants obtained a reference to civil companyrt for enhancement of companypensation which was granted by fixing the rate at Rs.40,000/ per acre.
Therefore, until their writ petition is decided, numbereffective order companyld have been made in respect or payment of companypensation arising under the proceedings.Rajendra Babu, J. Leave granted.
In respect of certain lands acquired for the purpose of Singareni companylieries Company Limited, a Government companypany, the Land Acquisition Officer fixed the market value at R s.4,000/ per acre for dry land and Rs.
