ORDER

1. Leave granted.

2. This appeal by special leave arises from the order of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana dated 21-7-1993 made in Civil Revision No. 3389 of 1990. The facts are that possession of land measuring 81 kanals 3 marlas 10 acres and 1 kanals 3 marlas was taken over by the Punjab Armed Police on 15-3-1963 for construction of its headquarters at Ajnala. Initially an amount of Rs 14,719.79 was paid to the owner as compensation on 9-3-1965 as determined by the Revenue authorities. Later, he laid the suit in the Court of the Additional Judge, Amritsar for recovery of its possession pleading that since the land was not acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, the Act), it was illegal. The suit was decreed on 30-4-1969. In execution thereof, the Court passed an order directing the respondents to refund the amount of Rs 14,719.79 received on 9-3-1965. The State carried the matter in appeal which was dismissed. The second appeal also ended in dismissal. Then they initiated the proceedings for the acquisition of the said land and the notification under Section 4(1) of the Act was published on 16-11-1984 and an award there under has been passed. We are not