KAMLESH SHARMA, J.

1. These Civil Writ Petitions (CWPs No. 372, 373, 374, 375, 376 and 377 of 1997) and Civil Revision Petitions (CRs No. 291, 292, 293, 294,295 and 296 of 1997) involve common question of law and fact, as such, these are being disposed of by a common judgment. The Petitioners in the writ petitions, who are Respondents in the civil revision petitions, will be referred to as 'authorities', whereas, the Respondents in the writ petitions, who are Petitioners in the revision petitions, as 'claimants'. The authorities in their writ petitions have prayed for setting aside the awards dated 29.4.1997 passed by District Judge, Bilaspur and for confirming the compensation assessed by the District Horticulture Officer, Bilaspur, which was approved by the Deputy Commissioner, Bilaspur with enhancement to the extent of 30%. On the other hand, in the revision petitions the claimants have prayed for enhancement of the compensation awarded to them by the impugned awards.

2. In the impugned awards the District Judge has held that the claimants "should be paid at least 6 times more in respect of fruit trees other than the Lichi and 12 times in respect of Lichi trees which has b