Hon'ble Dr. KOTHARI, J.—These two appeals have been filed by the appellant – Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Limited, Udaipur (hereinafter referred to as the RSMML or the appellant company) under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 against the judgment/ order dt.6.12.2010 passed by the learned Dist. Judge, Merta on reference u/s 18 of the Act with respect to award of Land Acquisition Officer (SDO, Nagore) dtd.19.9.2000.

2. The facts giving rise to the present appeal, shorn of unnecessary details, are as under.

3. On 7.11.1997, the notification u/s 4 of the Act of 1894 was issued by the State Government seeking to acquire in all 7400 bighas of agricultural land of village Matasukh, Tehsil Jayal, Dist. Nagaur out of which 98 bighas and 11 biswas of land was of Khatedar Bala Ram, the respondent herein. The notify-cation u/s 6 of the Act was issued on 16.10.1998 as also the notification under Section 17(1) of the Act was issued on 16.10.1998. The said land was acquired for the appellant RSMML, a Government of Rajasthan undertaking for mining of lignite which was mineral found under the surface of said land in a survey conducted by the Central Government and the State Governme

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