JUDGMENT : :

1. The aforesaid Appeals are being disposed of by this common judgment, as common question of law is involved for adjudication.

2. The admitted facts of the case are as under :-

it is admitted fact that the NHAI had issued a notification under Section 3(A) of the National Highways Act, 1956 (henceforth ‘the Act, 1956’) with an intention to acquire the land on Bilaspur-Raipur National Highway No.200/30 of Balodabazar-Bhatapara Section for its four-laning/ six-laning on 31st May, 2011.

the claimants are the land owners/land losers whose lands were sought to be acquired for the said project.

after completing the formalities declaration of acquisition has been made on 11.11.2011 under Section 3 (D) of the Act, 1956.

under the provisions of Section 3-G of the Act, 1956, the Competent Authority/Land Acquisition Officer i.e. the Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Bhatapara initially passed an award on 11th October, 2012 and calculated the compensation at the rate of Rs.23,76,000/- per hectares according to the guidelines for the market value of agricultural land for the year 2011-12.

the claimants were not satisfied with the amount so determined for compensation, therefore, the Addit