ALTAMAS KABIR, J.

1. Apart-from Special Leave Petition (Civil) Nos. 9488, 9499 and 9531, all of 2003, leave is granted in respect of all the other Special Leave Petitions heard along with Civil Appeal Nos. 1330-1332 of 2003.

2. These appeals, have their genesis in a common award dated 14 March, 1989, made by the Land Acquisition Collector, Kurukshetra, whereby he awarded compensation in respect of the acquired lands at the rate of Rs. 60,000/- per acre for land in the form of Chahi, Gair Mumkin Tubewell, etc. and at the rate of Rs. 40,000/- per acre in respect of Gair Mumkin Talab Land arid Rasta land.

3. Twenty seven References were made to the Land, Acquisition Judge, Kurukshetra, under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and the same were disposed of by an Award dated 2n January, 1993.

4. Being dissatisfied as, to the extent of compensation awarded, the claimants filed Regular First appeals before the High Court. Similarly, being aggrieved by the enhancement of the market value of the lands, the State also preferred, 27 Regular First Appeals. In all, 51 Regular First Appeals, arising from the common Notification, Award, and Judgment of the Land Acquisition Judge,