CHINNAPPA REDDV, J.

( 1 ) THE Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, the appellant in this batch of appeals, is faced at the outset with an objection regarding the maintainability of the appeals. A vast extent of land was acquired by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for the purposes of the Agricultural University. At the instance of the owners of the land, who were dissatified with the compensation awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer, references were made to the Court under S. 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The Court made awards enhancing the compensation. The Government of Andhra Pradesh did not prefer appeals. The Agricultural University, who was not a party to the references, sought leave of the High Court to prefer appeals. Our brother Madhava Reddy, J. granted leave subject to the question of maintainability .

( 2 ) THE appeals are now before us and the claimants before the lower court object to the appeals and claim that the appeals are not maintainable. Leave having been granted exparte and subject to the question of maintainability, the respondents are well entitled to object. This position was not disputed before us. Indeed it cannot be disputed. In ID re Youngs dog

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