ORDER

The Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation @ Rs. 3,500/- per acre for bagayat land and for the rest of the land (jirayat dry) at Rs. 960/- per acre. On reference, the civil Judge enhanced the compensation to Rs. 10,000/- per acre for bagayat lands in which sugar cane was grown and for the rest of the land he granted at Rs. 4000 per acre. The High Court of Karnataka in the impugned judgment dated September 9, 1988 confirmed the same. Thus these appeals by special leave.

2. Two contentions have been raised by Shri Veerappa, learned counsel for the appellant. The reference Court had wrongly applied multiplier of 15 years in computing the annual yield. This Court in Land Acquisition Officer v. P. Veerabhadrappa etc. etc.1, followed in other judgments, had held that 10 years multiplier would be the proper method of calculation of the compensation.

3. Accordingly 10 years multiplier should be applied in determing compensation under Section 23(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. He also contended that separate compensation granted the well in the sum Rs. 13,000/- is not valid in law. When the owner of the land is getting the water drawn from the well to raise the crops and w