M.P. THAKKAR, J.

(1) THE land of the appellant was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act (Act) for a public purpose. The relevant notification under S. 4 of the Act was issued on 22/04/1955. The appellant has been awarded compensation by the High court @ Rs. 8,000.00 (Rupees eight thousand only) per acre by the judgment under appeal. The compensation so awarded works out at about Rs l.70 paise per square yard. The land is situated within the municipal limits of Gurgaon. The land under acquisition admeasures about 17.22 acres. The record shows that a similar parcel of land belonging to the appellant himself was placed under acquisition for a public purpose pursuant to a Section 4 notification issued in 1949. The said parcel of land was situated opposite the land under acquisition just across the Basai Road. In other words the land under present acquisition is on the south of Basai Road whereas the land belonging to the appellant which was placed under acquisition six years earlier in 1949 is just across Basai Road immediately towards its north. The lands are in proximity of each other and comparable in all respects having regard to the size as also situation. In fact, the a