Judgment

( 1 ) THE admitted facts are that a notification under Section 4 (1 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, (for short 'the Act') was published in the State Gazette on 20/4/1990 proposing to acquire 220 bighas of land approximately for construction of 765 k. v. Sub-station and staff quarters at Gagol, District. Meerut by the U. P. State Electricity Board. Declaration under Section 6 was published on 22/12/1990. By operation of Section 11-A, the award should be made within two years from the date of the publication of Section 6, declaration i. e. on or before 21/12/1992. Before it could be made, it would appear that Rajiv Gupta and Ors. , the respondents filed Writ Petition No. 33863 of 1992 in the High court at Allahabad seeking direction to the respondents to take possession of the lands after paying them due compensation. On 23/11/1992 the High court directed the appellants to take a decision for passing the award before 21/12/1992. The Land Acquisition Officer by his letter dated 20/12/1992 wrote to the Commissioner, Directorate of Land Acquisition, Lucknow, pointing out the dispute of title to certain items of the land under acquisition; to accept the conditional award propo