JUDGMENT ON BOARD

Goutam Bhaduri, J.

1. Both the appeals are being decided together as they arise out of Award dated 16.07.2018 passed by the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Settlement Authority, Chhattisgarh, Raipur on a reference made by the Collector whereby the claim of the petitioners under Section 64 of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as the Act, 2013) has been rejected.

2. Brief facts of the case are that on 21.03.2013, the notification u/s 4 of the Land Acquisition Act 1894 for acquisition of lands situated at village Nawagaon of total 40 Khasra numbers P.C.No.71/2016 RI Circle Mandir Hasaud, Tahsil Arang, District Raipur was made which included the lands of the appellants. As a consequence thereof, the notification was published in a local Newspaper on 23.03.2013. The appellants raised objections on 08.04.2013 before the Collector, Raipur objecting such acquisition of land. Subsequently, the appellant filed their petitions before the Collector, Raipur on 13.02.2014. Subsequently they again filed objection before the Land Acquisition Authority and SDM, Arang. The Land Acq