The petitioners in these eight cases are members of a divided Marumakkathavam tarwad whose lands were acquired by the Land Acquisition Officer and Special Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition Fertilisers cum Petro Chemical Complex Ambalamedu for the purpose of the Cochin Division of the Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited as per awards No. 29 and 30 dated 15-6-1979 Notices dated 28-6-1971 of the awarded were sent to all the petitioners, requiring them to appear before the Land Acquisition Officer to receive the compensation awarded to them on 8-7-1971. Of the said date, all of them appeared either it person or through representatives and received the amount awarded to them 11 is stated that on the same day all of them prepared applications requiring the Land Acquisition Officer to refer the cases under Section 20 of the Kerala Land Acquisition Act 1961 to the appropriate court for adjudication of their claim for enhanced compensation. The applications were sent by registered Post on 9-7-1971 and they were received by the Land Acquisition Officer on 10-7-1971. The Land Acquisition Officer rejected the applications on the ground that they were not maintainable the amo