IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
HEMANT M.PRACHCHHAK
Bhikhubhai Govindbhai – Appellant
Versus
State Of Gujarat – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK, J.
1. There are two batch of appeals out of which First Appeal Nos.265 of 2012 to 274 of 2012 is directed against the common judgment and award dated 27.09.2011 passed by the learned 4th Additional Senior Civil Judge and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Junagadh, (hereinafter referred to as the "Reference Court") in Land Acquisition Reference Case Nos.185 of 2005, 178 of 2005 to 189 of 2005, 192 of 2005, 195 of 2005, 198 of 2005, 201 of 2005, 204 of 2005 and 205 of 2005 whereby the References were allowed and the respondents were held liable to pay additional amount of compensation to the original claimants along with interest and costs. Notification under Section 4 of the LAND ACQUISITION ACT , 1894 (hereinafter be referred to as “the Act”) in respect of the irrigated agricultural lands under acquisition situated at Village: Dhanfulia, Taluka: Vanthli, District: Junagadh was published on 09.09.1999 for the purpose of Construction of Vadla Dhanfulia Sonardi Road Project and notification under Section 6 of the Act was published on 04.10.2001 and, thereafter, the notice under Section 9 of the Act issued to the claimants and the Special Land Acqui
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