( 1 ) THE Delhi Administration vide notification dated October 20, 1961 issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) notified that it appeared to the appropriate Government that land specified therein was needed for a public purpose, namely, for the planned development of Delhi. The declaration under Section 6 of the Act was made by the Delhi Administration vide notification dated March 27, 1963. This was in respect of 865 bighas 14 biswas of land in village Asalatpur Khadar, Tehsil and District Delhi. The Land Acquisition Collector (for short called the Collector) made his award No. 1685 and notified it on March 19, 1964. The Collector directed that the owners and the interested persons would be paid compensation according to the shares as entered in Jamabandi of the village. There were occupancy tenants as well as non-occupancy tenants in the land under acquisition. Occupancy tenants were held entitled to a substantial amount of compensation i. e. 87 Paise in a rupee for the land acquired and the owners were awarded 13 Paise in a rupee for the land acquired.

( 2 ) SINCE the owners and the tenants had not come to an