Judgment

K. RAMASWAMY,J.:- This batch of 28 Appeals are against the common judgment and decrees of the Kerala High Court in A.S. No. 487 of 1969 etc. dated January 22, 1973 and leave under Art. 136 was granted by this Court on March 14, 1974. The High Court reversed the awards and decrees of land acquisition, Sub Court, Ernakulam and confirmed the separate awards of the Collector dated March 29,1962. The notification under Section 4(l) of the Kerala Land Acquisition 1089 for short "the Regulation" was published on October 31, 1961 and the declarations which are the relevant dates for determining the market value by operation of Section 22(l) was published on October 31, 1961 and February 22, 1962. The land acquired was 190.37 acres and 15.48 acres for Periyar Valley Irrigation Project and Phyto-Chemicals Project both being public purposes. The Collector determined the market value at Rs. 0.04 per cent for certain lands and Rs. 0. 12 per cent for certain other lands, Rs. 30 per cent to the wet lands as against the claim of Rs. 40 and 50 per cent and compensation to the trees as timber value was given, The total Compensation fixed was Rs. 4.84 lakhs. Dissatisfied therewith the appella