JUDGMENT :

Kuldip Singh, J.

This judgment shall dispose of twenty appeals, i.e. RFA Nos. 36 of 2005 with Cross Objection No. 159/05, RFA No. 37 of 2005, RFA No. 38 of 2005 with Cross Objection No. 160/05, RFA No. 39 of 2005, RFA No. 41 of 2005, RFA No. 42 of 2005, RFA No. 43 of 2005, RFA No. 44 of 2005, RFA No. 45 of 2005, RFA No. 46 of 2005, RFA No. 47 of 2005, RFA No. 48 of 2005 with Cross Objection No. 161/05, RFA No. 49 of 2005 with Cross Objection No. 162/05, RFA No. 50 of 2005 with Cross Objection No. 163/05, RFA No. 51 of 2005, RFA No. 52 of 2005, RFA No. 53 of 2005 with Cross Objection No. 164/05, RFA No. 54 of 2005 with Cross Objection No. 165/05, RFA No. 55 of 2005 and RFA No. 56 of 2005 with Cross Objection No. 166/05, which have arisen out of common award, dated 30.11.2004, passed by the learned District Judge, Bilaspur, in Land Ref. Case Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 of 2003, respectively.

2. The facts in brief are that State of Himachal Pradesh acquired land in village Tyaman for public purpose for the construction of Namhol-Bahadurpur road for which notification, under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for s