N.A. Britto, J.––These appeals are filed against the judgment/award dated 15th February, 1997, of the learned District Judge, Margao.

2. By notification issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 the Government acquired 1335 sq. m. from Survey No. 128/1, 28837 sq. m. from Survey No. 128/2 and 2075 sq. m. from Survey No. 128/3 for setting up of PSC pipe factory at Sirvoi, Quepem. The above said three survey numbers are contiguous. The dispute between the parties was regarding the receipt of compensation of Rs. 6723.93, Rs. 1,04,602.61 and Rs. 8671.50 awarded by the L.AO. for the said three plots respectively.

3. The LAO in his award dated 2.1.1987 had observed that plot under Survey No. 128/1 (part), 128/2 (part) and 128/3 (part) was shown surveyed in the names of Mohanlal Shivram Rege, Chandras Kanta Rege and Damodar Anant Verenkar respectively and during the inquiry it was revealed that the said Mohanlal expired leaving behind him his widow Smt. Shakuntala Mohanlal Rege and two sons namely Guruprasad Rege and Bharat Mohanlal Rege and that the said Chandras Rege expired leaving behind his widow Smt. Sarita Rege and three sisters namely (i) Smt. Milan Nagesh N