1. - These appeals arise out of different awards passed by the Land Acquisition Officer for the land in question acquired under the provisions of Land Acquisition Act, 1893 for Union of India for defence establishment in 10 L.L.G. Lalgarh Barani Sercond, Kikar Chak Barani, 21 S.D.S. 22, 23, 24 S.D.S. under which a large chunk of land was acquired by the State Government for Union of India for defence establishment.

2. The land owners filed the reference application under Section 18 of the Act. The facts of the appeal No.42/1986 -Mukh Ram & Anr. v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. are taken here into account. The award in the present case appears to have been made on 24.12.1977 as noted on page No.2 of the impugned order dated 22.9.1995 whereas the reference application under Section 18 of the Act was filed by the land owners, the present appellants, before the learned Land Acquisition Officer, S.D.O., Hanumangarh on 9.6.1983. The learned S.D.O., Hanumangarh appears to have forwarded the said reference application to the learned Civil Court, who decided the said reference application by the impugned order dated 22.9.1995 deciding the both the issues against the land owners. The i