M.P.Varma, J.

1. This appeal arises out of an award given by the Second Additional Judicial Commissioner of Chotanagpur at Ranchi in Land Acquisition Reference No. 300 of 1963, made to him under the provisions of Sec.30 of the Land Acquisition Act.

2. The short facts of the case are as follows: In village Bhusur, Police-station Ranchi, the Government acquired 380,92 acres of lands for Hatia township. Declaration No. 714 dated the 20th January, 1960 was published in the Bihar Gazette (Extraordinary) of the 21st January, 1960. In the present case, we are concerned with only 1.82 acres comprised within plot No. 520 of khata No. 17 (Tanr II land). When the Collector made his award in this case and fixed the amount of compensation at Rs. 11,553.36 paise, two claimants appeared before him to claim the compensation money. The first party was Chapru Munda, who later on died and was substituted by his two grandsons Bhadar Munda and Jainath Munda, through their guardian Jisting Munda a brother of Chapru Munda, who are the appellants in this case; and second party was Dhuchuwa Oraon, who is the respondent here.

The case of Dhuchuwa Oraon was that he had purchased this plot from Lodo M