1. The appellant, who is the cousin sister of the respondent Nos. 2 to 4, is claiming 1/3rd share in the compensation given for a part of the land in village Bawana, Delhi which was acquired by the Union of India (respondent No.1) vide Award No. 9/99/2000. Said land was bearing Khasra Nos. 15/1 (4-16) and 4/21/3 (1-4) situate in the revenue estate of village Bawana, Delhi. This land was in the name of the three brothers, namely, Shri Sohan Lal, Shri Bhudatt and Shri Bishan Dutt, who were also jointly declared as bhumidars of the aforementioned land under the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 (hereinafter referred to as the Land Reforms Act). All these brothers have since died. The appellant is the daughter of late Shri Sohan Lal, who died in the year 1952, i.e. before the promulgation of Hindu

Succession Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as the Hindu Succession Act). Respondents No. 2 to 4 are the sons of late Shri Bhudatt and late Shri Bishan Dutt.

2. For claiming 1/3rd share, the appellant made application to the Land Acquisition Collector (LAC), who sent a reference under Section 30 and 31 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, the Act) in respect of 1/3rd sha