JUDGMENT

S.B. Sinha, J.—Leave granted in the special leave petitions.

Introduction :

2. These appeals are directed against a common judgment and order dated 5.10.2001 passed by a Division Bench of the High Court of Delhi in R.F.A. No.85 and 86 of 1987 under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short “the Act”) whereby and whereunder the amount of compensation in respect of acquisition of land in village Masoodpur with china clay and without china clay was fixed @ Rs. 56/- per sq. yard and Rs.30/- per sq. yard respectively in relation to the notification dated 24.10.1961 and Rs. 98/- per sq. yard and Rs. 72/- per sq. yard with China Clay and without China Clay respectively in relation to the notification dated 23.01.1965.

3. The basic fact of the matter is not in dispute. Two notifications dated 24.10.1961 and 23.01.1965 were issued for acquisition of the lands measuring 1105.04 bighas and 3895.07 bighas respectively situated in village Masoodpur for the public purpose of planned development of Delhi, i.e., for construction of Jawahar Lal Nehru University. Declarations under Section 6 of the Act were issued on 6.08.1966 and 6.12.1966. Two awards being award Nos. 2040 and 22