JUDGMENT

KANIA, J. :— This is an appeal by special leave granted by this Court under Art. 136 of the Constitution. The appeal arises out of land acquisition proceedings.

2. The appellants before us are the heirs and legal representatives of the original claimants. Appellants Nos.1(a) to 1(c) are the heirs and legal representatives of original claimant No. 1 and appellants Nos. 2(i) to 2(ii) are the heirs and legal representatives of original claimant No. 2.

3. The acquisition was in respect of an area admeasuring 15 acres and 1 guntha belonging to claimant No. 1(Original) and area admeasuring 6 acres and 25 gunthas belonging to claimants Nos.1 and 2 (Original). The lands are situated in the Bhavnagar District and are on the outskirts of the Bhavnagar City and adjoining the Bhavnagar Rajkot Road. The acquisition forms part of a larger acquisition for the construction of an industrial estate at Bhavnagar. The preliminary notification under S. 4(l) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was published on August 6, 1956. The claimants made their claims before the Land Acquisition Officer who classified the lands as superior of Bagayat type of agricultural land and awarded compensation at the r