Chandrasekhara Menon, J.

1. acre 27.976 cents of land in survey-No. 361/3 of Chenkal Village in Trivandrum District was acquired by the State. All amount of Rs. 5,458.61 was awarded as compensation. The property was taken possession in pursuance of the acquisition in 1963. Dispute arose between the parties with regard to the claim for compensation. Therefore reference was made by the Land Acquisition Officer to the Trivandrum Sub Court having jurisdiction in the matter under S.32 of the Land Acquisition Act.

2. Plaintiffs 8 and 9 in the court below claimed compensation of 53.280 cents of land and plaintiffs 10, 11 and 35 in respect of 15.444 cents, 19.226 cents and 22.747 cents respectively. Plaintiffs 58 to 63 claimed 1/6th right as assignees of a joint family by name Thenmavana Matom and 64th plaintiff claimed 1/6th right as assignee of the same family.

3. The Land Acquisition Court in the first instance disposed of the reference finding that the whole property belonged to the tarwad of the plaintiffs 1 to 50 and the Matom had no manner of right over the property. Thus the claim of the plaintiffs 58 to 63 and 64 was rejected. The aggrieved parties took up the matter in appea