The awardees number being satisfied with the said award filed applications for reference before the District Collector.
Before the High Court a companytention was raised that in a Lok Adalat Settlement, the market value of similarly situated land was fixed at Rs.22,000/ per bigha at the instance of the Union of India, pursuant whereto a Division Bench passed a decree on the said basis.
The appellant shall also be entitled to solatium at 30 per annum and interest at the rate of 9 per annum for the first year and at the rate of 15 per annum thereafter till payment.
The Supreme Court has already decided the matter regarding the payment of interest and, therefore, the question of award of interest need number await the decision of the Supreme Court as suggested by the Lok Adalat.
The subject matter of these appeals is a Notification dated 14th July, 1982 issued by the Union of India expressing its intention to acquire the land in the said village The Land Acquisition Collector made an award on 10th August, 1983 categorizing the acquired lands in three categories, i.e. A, B and C and fixed the market value thereof at the rate of Rs.5,800/ per Rs.4,800/ per bigha and Rs.2,400/ per bigha respectively.
Still number satisfied, the appellants preferred appeals before the High Court seeking enhancement of companypensation for acquisition of their lands at the rate of Rs.27,750/ per bigha.
A Division Bench of the High Court by its order dated February 28, 2003, however, on the basis of its earlier decision, assessed the fair market value at Rs.11,500/ per bigha.
References having been made, the Reference Court vide its Award dated 22nd July, 1987 assessed the fair market value of the acquired land at Rs.9,750/ per bigha.
B, SINHA, J. Appellants were owners of agricultural lands situated in village Jharoda Kalan, New Delhi.
