JUDGMENT

Arijit Pasayat, J.-Leave granted.

2. Lands of the respondents (hereinafter referred to as the claimants ) measuring 11.33 acres situated in Kammarpally village, Nizamabad District were acquired by the Government for providing house sites to weaker sections of people. The Notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short the Act ) was gazetted on 4.6.1988. The claimants owned small extent of lands situated in different survey numbers. The Land Acquisition Officer (in short the LAO ) passed an award fixing the market value of the acquired land at Rs. 12,325 per acre. Not accepting the compensation awarded by the LAO claimants sought for reference under Section 18 of the Act for enhancement. The Reference Court after considering the evidence, both oral and documentary, awarded compensation at the time of Rs. 10/- per sq. yard besides awarding the statutory benefits available. Before the Reference Court, several instances of sales were pressed into by the claimants. Ex. B/2 dated 18.6.1986 was for an extent of land measuring 170 sq. yards. The Ex. B/3 related to an award of the year 1981 whereunder Rs. 9/- was awarded as compensation per square yard