JUDGEMENT

G.S. Singhvi, J. — Whether the application submitted by the appellant under Section 18(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, the Act) was barred by time and Civil Judge (Senior Division), Junagadh (hereinafter described as the Reference Court) rightly refused to entertain his prayer for enhancement of the compensation determined by the Special Land Acquisition Officer is the question which arises for consideration in this appeal filed against judgment dated 16.8.2011 of the learned Single Judge of the Gujarat High Court.

2. The appellants land was acquired by the State Government along with other parcels of land for implementation of Mendarda Amrapur Road Scheme. Notification under Section 4(1) was issued on 4.3.1982 and the declaration under Section 6(1) was published on 7.10.1982. The Special Land Acquisition Officer determined the amount of compensation at the rate of Rs.110/- per Are for irrigated land and Rs.80/- per Are for non-irrigated land.

3. After passing of the award, the Collector issued notice to the appellant under Section 12(2), which was received by him on 22.2.1985. Similar notices were received by the other landowners on 22.2.1985 and 23.2