ORDER :

1. Heard.

2. Delay condoned.

3. Leave granted.

4. The appeals have been filed by the State of Haryana as well as by the land owners questioning the determination of compensation by the High Court by its judgment and order dated 24.2.2016. The Notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (in short 'the Act') had been issued on 30th May 2005 for the land admeasuring 561.38 acres, the Notification under Section 6 of the Act confined the area to 444.71 acres. However, the Award was passed with respect to the area admeasuring 354.50 acres. The Revenue Estate, Jagadhri of village Jaroda, Gulab Nagar and village Bhatauli had been acquired for the purpose of developing Sectors 22, 23 and 24 by the Haryana Urban Development Authority, Jagadhari.

5. The Land Acquisition Collector vide its Awards of dated 16.7.2007 determined the compensation at Rs. 24,00,000/- per acre for the prime land, Rs. 20,00,000/- per acre for the area within municipal limits and Rs. 10,00,000/- per acre for the remaining land.

6. A reference had been made under Section 18 of the Act. The Refer