Judgment

Srikrishna, J.—The appellant whose land was acquired is aggrieved by the dismissal of his claim for increased compensation by the Division Bench of the High Court.

2. The appellant owned land measuring 137 Kanals and 19 marlas in Khasra No. 804 (77 Kanals and 7 marlas) and Khasra No. 805 (60 Kanals and 12 marlas) situated in Barshalla Tehsil, Doda (Jammu) in the State of Jammu & Kashmir. This land was acquired by a Notification under section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) issued by the State Government for the purpose of establishing a base camp of Sheep Breeding Farm, Thathri. The declaration under section 6 of the Act and a direction under section 7 of the Act were issued on 10.12.1976 and possession of the land was taken on 16.1.1977. The petitioner claimed compensation at the rate of Rs. 12,000/- per Kanal for the land and compensation for trees separately. The land acquisition collector made an award in respect of the land bearing Khasra Nos. 804 and 805 and fixed compensation for the land at the rate of Rs. 800 per Kanal for land in Khasra No. 804 and Rs. 250/- per Kanal for land in Khasra No. 805. He also awarded certain com