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NISHA M. THAKORE
GENERAL MANAGER – Appellant
Versus
THAKOR JENAJI MAGANJI – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
NISHA M. THAKORE, J.
1. By these appeals under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, the acquiring body Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (for short “ONGC or Corporation”) has assailed the common judgment and award dated 13.09.2005 passed by learned Civil Judge (Senior Division) of Mahesana at Mahesana in Land Reference Case Nos. 2392 of 2003 to 2396 of 2003 (main L.A.R. No. 2396 of 2003), whereby the reference at the instance of the land owners of the acquired lands came to be partly allowed by fixing the market price of the acquired land in L.A.Q. Case No. 12 of 1995 at the rate of Rs. 40/- per sq. mtrs. The Court further declared that each of the claimants shall be entitled to the aforesaid market value determined at the rate of Rs. 40/- per sq. mtrs. after applying deduction of the amount awarded by the Special Land Acquisition Officer under Section 11 of the Land Acquisition Act. The claimants were also held entitled to solatium at the rate 30% of the additional compensation as determined. The opponents were also directed to pay the amount of additional compensation which includes the amount awarded under Section 23(1-A) of the Land Acquisition Act and solatium as
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