JUDGMENT

SEN, J. :—Notice in these special leave petitions is confined to two points, namely, (1) whether, interest ought to have been allowed on the enhanced amount of compensation; and (2) whether a cut of 33 per cent of the market value in one case and 20 per, cent in the others was justified in determining the amount of compensation.

2. As to point No. (1), the question of interest on the enhanced amount of compensation which is common to all the special leave petitions, is concluded by the judgment of Krishna Iyer, J. in Shiv Kumar v. State of Punjab, SLP (Civil) Nos. 43201 and 4327 of 1979 decided on 17-1-1980, by which the Court refused to grant special leave, except to clarify the ambiguity, if there be some, in the matter of award of interest on the enhanced portion of the compensation, and observed that there is no reason whatever to withhold such payment of interest. It was rightly conceded by counsel for the Improvement. Trust that a similar direction with regard to interest be also made. We accordingly direct that interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum shall be payable not only on the amount of compensation, but also on the enhanced portion thereof from the date o