( 1 ) RULE in Special Civil Application Nos. 10722, 10762, 13299, 1330, 13301, 13302, 10761 of 1994. Mr. Amit Panchal, learned A. G. P. waives service of Rule on behalf of Officer on Special Duty and Mr. Nanavati waives service of Rule on behalf of Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. At the request of the learned Advocates for the parties, all the matters are heard today and are disposed of by this common judgment as the question involved in the matter is the same. The facts are taken from Special Civil Application No. 7126 of 1995.

( 2 ) FACTS : For establishment of an industrial estate in Bharuch district, respondent No. 1 (hereinafter referred to as the Collector or Special Land Acquisition officer) issued a notification on 15-1-1982 under S. 4 of the Land Acquisition act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as the Act), for acquiring large area of land. After following the procedure laid down under the Act, the Collector declared an award under S. 11 (1) of the Act on 13-11-1987 and awarded a sum of Rs. 22,000. 00 per hectare. The petitioners in all these petitions, accepted the award under protest claiming higher amount for compensation. In Special Court A