P. VENKATARAMA REDDI, J.

( 1 ) THIS Letters Patent Appeal is preferred against the judgment in Appeal no. 347/84 filed by the respondent herein under Section 54 of the Land acquisition Act questioning the award made by the learned Subordinate Judge, nalgonda, in O. P. 31 /82 on a reference under Sec. 18 of the act.

( 2 ) AN extent of Ac. 6-00 of land belonging to the appellants in Survey No. 493 situate at Nakrekal village, Nalgonda district was acquired under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act for the purpose of providing house-sites to poor. The notification under Section 4 (1) of the Act was published in the nalgonda District Gazette on 25-10-1977. The Land Acquisition Officer passed the award on 26-8-1981 fixing the compensation at the rate of Rs. 2,000/- per acre. The appellants protested and sought reference to the civil court. Appellants claimed compensation to be awarded at the rate of Rs. 30/- per sq. yard. Two agreements of sale and two registered sale-deeds were relied upon before the reference Court by the claimants as furnishing proof of comparable sale value of the land acquired. The learned Subordinate Judge placed reliance only on Ex. A-5 which is a register

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