Not satisfied, the appellant sought a review of the aforesaid order dated 17.8.2004 which was declined by the High Court by its order dated 26.08.2008.
The appellant sought a reference under Section 18 of the Act.
The Reference Court, by order dated 26.08.1975, accordingly maintained the companypensation awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer.
An area measuring 42 bighas belonging to the appellant was included in the said Notification.
33 deduction was made on account of the smallness of the area companyered by the aforesaid sale deed, thereby, assessing companypensation for the acquired land at Rs.1.33 per square yard.
In doing so, a sale deed dated 20.1.1969 in respect of an area of about 200 square yard situated in the village Maharajpur sold for Rs.400/ was taken as the base exemplar.
The appeal arising out of SLP C No.2715 of 2009 has been instituted in respect of the order of the High Court dated 26.08.2008 passed in the review application whereas SLP C No.11371 of 2009 has been filed against the main order of the High Court dated 17.08.2004.
The Reference Court, however, refused to accept and rely on the said sale deeds on the ground that the appellant, having companye to know of the acquisition proceedings, had sold land at inflated price the companyrect price was number known to the vendors who were number local residents of Meerut.
Aggrieved, the appellant filed a first appeal before the High Court seeking enhanced companypensation.
Possession of the acquired land was taken over on 10.09.1970 and the award was made by the Special Land Acquisition Officer on 4.5.1972 granting companypensation at the rate of Rs.1.33 per square yard.
Consequential Notifications under Section 6 and 17 1 of the Act were published on 23.6.1970.
The claim was refused by order dated 17.8.2004 primarily on the ground that before determining the rate of companypensation, the Land Acquisition Officer had verified 66 sale deeds in respect of lands situated in the neighbourhood which were sold within one year of from the date of issuance of the Notifications in question.
Before the Reference Court the appellant filed sale deeds dated 13.06.1969 Ex.1 and 16.10.1969 Ex.2 executed by it in respect of land in the vicinity of the land acquired.
RANJAN GOGOI, J. Leave granted.
By numberification dated 21.10.1969 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 hereinafter referred to as the Act approximately 455 acres of land situated in villages Prahlad Garhi, Maharajpur and Karket Madan was proposed to be acquired in favour of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation hereinafter referred to as the Corporation .
