JUDGMENT

V.N. Khare, J.-This group of civil appeals by grant of Special Leave, and Special Leave Petition which pertain to enhancement of compensation for the acquired land, is directed against the judgment and order dated 22nd February, 1995 passed by the High Court of Delhi. Since common facts and law are involved, all the appeals and special leave petition are being disposed of by a common judgment.

2. A Notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act (for short "the Act") was issued on 27.01.1984 proposing to acquire land of the appellants as well as of others, situate in Village Palam, Delhi, for the purpose of planned development of Delhi. This was followed by a declaration under Section 6 of the Act. For the purposes of awarding compensation in respect of the acquired land, the Land Acquisition Officer (Collector) divided the land, which is the subject matter of acquisition, in three blocks, namely, "A", "B" and "C". By an award, the Land Acquisition Officer fixed compensation in respect of the land acquired as Rs. 8,400 per bigha for block "A", Rs. 6,000 per bigha for block "B" and Rs. 3,000 per bigha for block "C".

3. Being dissatisfied with the award, the claimants/