ORDER :

1. The present First Appeal is filed by the appellant – State of Gujarat through Special Land Acquisition Officer & Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition Department, Collector Office, Anand, under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) read with Section 96 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as “the Code, 1908”) challenging the Judgment and Award dated 20.02.2020 passed by the learned Principal Senior Civil Judge, Anand (hereinafter referred to as “the Judge”) in Land Acquisition Reference Case Nos.86/2014, whereby the learned Judge partly allowed the Reference filed by the respondent herein.

2. The brief facts giving rise to this appeal are as under :

2.1 It is the case of the appellant that, the land situated at village: Vasad, District: Anand was acquired for the public purpose of Six Lane Highway joining Bagodara-Vataman- Tarapur-Vasad and accordingly, the appellant No.2 herein had undertaken the entire legal process as prescribed in the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. It is further the case of the appellant that, the Notification under Section 4 of the Act was published on 18.05.2009, Notification under Section