The amended provisions of the Central Land Acquisition Act, 1894, which provide for enhanced solatium and interest, prevail over the provisions of the State Land Acquisition Act, 1953, in case of repugnancy, even if the State law has received the President's assent.

1. - This is an appeal under Section 54 of the Rajasthan Land Acquisition Act, 1953 (here in after referred to as the Act) filed by the claimant, Prahladi Devi and Ors. against the order dated 25th March, 1972, in Land Acquisition Reference No. 69, 1970, by the learned Civil Judge, Jaipur City, Jaipur.

2. Briefly slated the facts of the case are that the proceedings for acquisition of land in village Bhojpur and chak Sudarshanpura for planned development of Jaipur City were initiated at the instance of the Secretary, Urban Improvement Trust, Jaipur. The Government of Rajasthan issued Notification dated May 13, 1960, under Section 4 of the Act. After taking further steps as prescribed, the notification under Section 6 of the Act, dated May 3, 1981, was also published. Notices were duly served on the claimants The claimants submitted the details of their claims. The claimants claimed a sum of Rs. 150,575 00. The Land Acquisition Officer by his order dated January 9, 1964, gave his award in favour of the claimants for a sum of Rs. 18,594/-. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation for chahi land measuring 5 bighas 3 biswas at rate of Rs. 3,000/- per bigha amounting to Rs. 15,450/-, for the land ghairmumkin rasta and ghairmumkin dhora the compensation amounting to Rs. 540/- was allowed. A sum of Rs. 1708/-was allowed for pumping sets. Thus, the compensation totalling to Rs. 18,594/- was awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer. Dissatisfied with the Award made by the Land Acquisition Officer, the claimants moved an application for making a reference under Section 18 of the Act to the learned Civil Judge, Jaipur City, Jaipur, who by his order dated March 25, 1972, confirmed the award and rejected the claim made by the claimants before him. The claimants, however, were not satisfied with the order passed by the learned Civil Judge & have consequently filed this appeal.

3. The learned Counsel for the appellants has urged the following points for consideration:

(1) That the market value of the land at rate of Rs. 3,000/- per bigha, awarded by the learned Civil Judge is grossly inadequate;

(2) That solatium @ 10% on the market value in consideration of compulsory nature of acquisition should have been awarded to the claimants;

(3) That the interest on the amount of compensation should also be added.

4. Shri Kasliwal, learned Counsel for the appellants submitted that one of claimants, whose land was also acquired by the Government under the said Notification and aggrieved by the order passed by the learned Civil Judge in Land Acquisition Reference No. 3 of 1966, filed a D.B. Civil Appeal under Section 54 of the Act and the Division Bench of this Court by its order dated January 25, 1980, in D.B. Civil First Appeal No. 60-1-70, assessed the market value of the land in question at the relevant time at Rs. 4.000/- per bigha. It was also submitted by the learned Counsel for the appellants that the solatium at rate of 10% on the market value of the land was also allowed. Shri Kasliwal further submitted that as per the D.B. Judgment the appellants are also entitled to get interest at the rate of 4% per annum on the total amount of compensation so awarded from the date of taking over possession of the land till the actual payment is made; but on account of the change made; in the law regarding land acquisition, the appellants are now entitled to claim solatium calculated at rate of 30% on the amount of compensation awarded to them and also interest at rate of 9% on the said amount of compensation and they are also entitled to interest at rate of 9% per annum on the enhanced amount of compensation from the date on which the State Government had taken possession of the land from them and at rate of 15% from the date of expiry of one year after the date of taking possession. In Rajasthan, the acquisition of the land is governed by the Rajasthan Land Acquisition Act, 1953. There is central law for acquisition of land under the title