ORDER

By Notification issued under Section 4(l) of Land Acquisition Act of 1894 for short the Act dated February 5, 1971 38 bighas and odd land situated in village Khanpur has been acquired for a public purpose, namely, for the construction of 132 KV Sub-Station at Khanpur. The Land Acquisition Officer by award dated May 23, 1972 determined the compensation at the rate of Rs. 9,900/- per acre. On reference under Section 18, the Civil Court by order dated May 3, 1975 enhanced the market value to Rupees 25,600,/- per acre with usual soletium and interest. Dissatisfied therewith, the State carried the matter in an appeal. The appellant also filed cross objections. The learned single Judge by his judgment dated July 18, 1979 allowed the appeal set aside the enhanced award and confirmed the award of the Land Acquisition Collector. On Letters Patent Appeal No. 165 of 1979 the Division Bench confirmed the same on December 7, 1979. Thus this appeal, by special leave under Art. 136.

2. The learned Counsel for the appellants contended that the lands acquired and the lands adjacent thereto possessed of similar potentialities. There were three subsequent notifications acquiring the adjacent land