D. P. WADHWA, J. (Oral)

( 1 ) THIS appeal filed under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act (for short the Act) is directed against the judgment dated 27thjanuary 1984of the Additional District Judge in a reference made to him under Section 18 of the Act. The land in question is situated in Village Jasola. Notification under Section 4 and declaration under Section 6 of the Act were both issued on 31st December 1976. The Land Acquisition Collector made his award on 2nd February 1979 fixing the market value of the land at Rs. 7. 060. 00 per bigha. On a reference undersection 18 of the Act, the learned Additional District Judge fixed the market value of the land at Rs. 10. 000. 00 per bigha. Still not satisfied, the appellants have filed this appeal.

( 2 ) WHEN the appeal was originally filed, it was stated that the market value of the land was Rs. 30,000. 00 per bigha. However, during the pendency of the appeal, the appellants have sought amendment of the memo of appeal now claiming Rs. 55,000. 00 per bigha as the market value of the land. This is by an application (C. M. 108/92 ). We had issued notice of this application but there has not been any response to the same. The applicat

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