The rate at which this purchase was made was Rs.
The Collector awarded companypensation at the rate of Rs.
From the Judgment and Decree dated 2 5 1960 of the Madras High Court in Appeals Nos.
230/ per acre.
The rate per acre for these lands in 1956 was Rs.
He also submits that the Sale deed Ext.
6000/ .
3000/ per acre.
A 8, A 9 and A l0 which were transactions between March 1956 and June 1956.
500/ per acre.
There are three other sale deeds which the High Court took into companysideration, namely, Exts.
Lal Narain Sinha, Solicitor General, A. V. Rangam and Miss A. Subhashini for the Appellant.
B l of February 22, 1951, for a companysideration of Rs.
5000/ for one acre of land should number have been taken as a guide in view of the fact that the area was small with a large number of wattle trees and it was a speculative transaction.
5263/ per acre.
20 and 61 of 1960.
According to the first award B 10 the rate per acre was Rs.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal Nos.
1800/ per acre.
B The land in question was acquired for the purpose of a hydro electric scheme at Kundah.
The village itself is only 2 to 4 furlongs from Mulligoor.
The State as well as the claimants appealed to the High Court against the judgment and decree of the Subordinate Judge.
On a reference at the instance of the claimants respondents herein the Subordinate Judge raised the companypensation to Rs.
By a companymon judgment the High Court dismissed the States appeal and partly allowed the claimants appeal by raising the rate of companypensation to Rs.
That is how the two appeals are filed by the State with certificate from the High Court.
3000/ and according to the second one B 11 the rate awarded was Rs.
A 7 of September 27, 1955, which appertains to land in the identical village Mulligoor and which shows the companysideration of Rs.
The land involved in these transactions was situated in Bikatti village about four miles from the acquired land.
1212 and 1213 of 1968.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by.
This land was purchased by the respondents father by a sale deed Ext.
Natesan and Mrs. S. Gopalakrishnan for Respondents.
A Notification under section 4 1 of the 5 Land Acquisition Act, 1894, was duly published on May 1, 1957.
GOSWAMl, J. The only question that arises for companysideration in these appeals by certificate of the High Court of Judicature at Madras relates to the quantum of companypensation with regard to acquisition of 18.34 acres of land in Mulligoor village, Nilgiris District, belonging to the respondents.
4218/4/ from the Nilgiris Wattle Plantations Limited.
