These three are connected appeals from a common judgment of the Subordinate Judge No. 2, Gauhati, and arise out of three references made under the Land Acquisition Act and the reference cases were numbered as (1) Misc. Case No. 2/64, (2) Misc. Case No 3/64, and (3) Misc. Case No. 4/64.

F. A. No. 97/65 arises out of Misc. Case No. 2/64 and it relates to the acquisition of 1 bigha of land covered by Dags Nos. 7 and 9 of K. P. Patta No. 2 of village No. 2 Madgharia, Mouza Beltola, District Kamrup, the claimant being Mrs. Parbati Phukan.

F. A. No. 98/65 arises out of Misc. Case No. 3/64 and relates to the acquisition of half a bigha of land covered by Dags Nos. 48 and 50 of the said village, the claimant being Shrimati Sarbeswari Debi.

F. A. No. 99/65 arises out of Misc. Case No 4/64 and it relates to the acquisition of half a bigha of land covered by Dags Nos. 48 and 50 of the said village, the claimant being Dharmeswar Sarma.

The said lands were acquired by Notification No. RLA. 98/59/27 dated 8-5-59 under Section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act for project No. 1 of the Oil Refinery at Noonmati, Gauhati and the declaration No. RLA 98/59/29 under Section 6 of the Land Acquis