ORDER

R. V. Raveendran J.—

These appeals relate to determination of compensation for 38. 48 acres of land in village Jharsa, Tehsil & District Gurgaon, Haryana, acquired for establishment of a jail. The acquisition was initiated under preliminary notification dated 22.11.1984, issued under section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (‘Act’ for short). Land Acquisition Collector (‘LAC’ for short) by his award dated 22.8.1985, offered compensation at the rate of Rs .60,000/ - per acre for chahi land, Rs. 50,000/- per acre for aabi land and Rs. 40,000/- per acre for gair mumkin land. The Reference Court increased the compensation uniformly to Rs.36.20 per sq. yd. (that is Rs.1,75,200/- per acre) by judgment and award dated 26.9.1989. The appeals filed by the land owners for further anhancement were dismissed by the High Court, by the impugned judgments dated 11.2.2004, 31.3.2004, 11.2.2004 and 7.11.2006.

2. Before the Reference Court, claimants relied upon sale deeds marked as Ex.P-1 to P-12 relating to the period 1981 and 1982 (except Ex.P8 which was’ dated 28.7.1983) which disclosed an average price of Rs. 78/85 per sq. yd in Jharsa village. The said sale deeds related to small r