A. SAMBASIVA RAO, Actg. C. J.: - Dry land of an extent of Ac. 3-11 guntas out of Survey No. 37 in Premavathipat village was acquired by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for the purpose of establishing the Agricultural University at Rajendranagar. The notification under Section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act (hereinafter referred to as `the Act') was made on 2-11-1965. The Land Acquisition Officer gave his award determining the market value of the land, as on the date of notification at Rs. 600 per acre, though the owner of the land claimed at the rate of Rs. 3 per square yard. At the instance of the claimant, reference was made under Section 18 of the Act to the City Civil Court, Hyderabad, and the same was numbered as O. P. 236/69. The second additional Chief Judge of that court enhanced the rate to Re. 0.75 per square yard by his order dated 10th December, 1970. The Special Tahsildar, who is the Land Acquisition Officer, did not prefer any appeal, but the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (hereinafter referred to as the University) sought to file an appeal against the order of the learned Second Additional Chief Judge. Since it was not party to the reference to t