( 1 ) THIS is an appeal under section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short the Act ) against judgment dated 16 July, 1977 of Mr. C. D. Vashishta, Additional District Judge, Delhi, whereby on reference made to him under section 18 of the Act, he declined to interfere in the award given by the Land Acquisition Collector. In his award No, 1745 of 20 November 1964 the Land Acquisition Collector had fixed the market value of the appellant s land at Rs. 4,oo0. 00 per bigha. The village in which the land of the appellant was situated was Khampur Raya and notification under section 4 of the Act respecting the appellant s land and some other land in all measuring 237 bighas 9 biswas was issued on 26 July 1976. Then notification under section 6 was issued on 27 March 1958. The land of the appellant measured 33 bighas 5 biswas.

( 2 ) IN this appeal the appellant has claimed that the compensation be enhanced to Rs. 21. 00 per sq. yd. besides solatium and interest. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant filed an application for early hearing of the same on the ground that this court in R. F. A. 237/73 (Harbans Singh and others v. Union of India) decided on