JUDGMENT

R.C. Lahoti, J.-Notification under Section 4 of the Rajasthan Land Acquisition Act, 1953 was published in the State Gazette in June 1960, acquiring land in the localities of Bhojpura and Chak Sudershanpura, Tehsil Jaipur, adjacent to Jaipur city for urban development, viz., for multi purpose project of constructing legislative assembly, MLA quarters and planned development of city, popularly known as Lal Kothi Scheme . The exact public purpose for acquisition is not discernible from the record but that is immaterial for our present purpose. The Notification under Section 4 was followed by declaration under Section 6 in May 1961. The persons whose land was acquired under the scheme include the four appellants before us. On 9.1.1964, the Land Acquisition Officer passed an award fixing monetary compensation at the rate of Rs. 1800/- per bigha, i.e. approximately 60 paise per sq. yards. In addition to the amount of compensation, the Land Acquisition Officer also directed plots of 2000 or 1000 sq.yards to be allotted to the appellants in the very scheme for which the land was acquired. Dissatisfied with the quantum of compensation, the claimants and the State Government both so