Judgment

JUDGMENT:- Special leave granted.

2. Improvement Trust, Jind constituted under the Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922, acquired a large area of land for the purpose of its scheme No. 5 for development of housing and commercial complex. Award was declared on 15-7-1976. Thereafter, possession of the land was taken by the Municipal Committee as the Trust was succeeded by Municipal Committee. The Committee sold some portion of the land to the two appellants Hindu Kanya Maha Vidyalaya and Sanatan Dharam High School, Jind under two separate agreements dated 26-4-1977 and 6-7-1977 at the rate of Rs. 3. 10 per square yard. The agreement, however, contained a clause that in the event of compensation being enhanced, the appellants will be liable to pay the same to the Municipal Committee. On a reference being made under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, compensation was enhanced by the Tribunal constituted under Pubjab Town Improvement Act. During the pendency of the proceedings before the Tribunal Sanatan Dharam High School, appellant No. 2 made application for being impleaded to the proceedings and for an opportunity of hearing to contest claimants claim for enhanced compensati