Hari Nath Tilhari, J.—This appeal arises from the judgment and award/decree dated 31.7.1999 delivered by the II Additional City Civil Judge, Bangalore City, in proceedings under Sections 30 and 31(2) of the Land Acquisition Act.

2. The land, in the present case, had been acquired vide notification dated 12.12.1991. This is the date on which the preliminary notification under Section 17 of the Bangalore Development Authority Act had been issued. This notification was published on 10.3.1994. The final notification in that regard is dated 24.1.1996 and was published in Gazette dated 25.1.1996 whereunder the land in dispute namely Sy. No. 6 with total acres of 11.01 guntas inclusive of 0.18 guntas of karab land situated in Konadasapura Village, Bangalore South Taluk, along with some other lands was acquired. According to the case of the appellant, as pleaded, the original owner of the land was one Venkatappa. Venkatappa died during the pendency of the land acquisition proceedings and was succeeded by Smt. Narayanamma, widow of Venktappa. The land was acquired for the purpose of shifting the wholesale Iron and Steel market yard. According to the case of the appellant, Smt. Naraya