JUDGMENT :

National Highway Authority of India (hereinafter called ‘appellant’) vide its communication No. PD/JMU/2294 dated 28.12.2005 indented for acquisition of land for construction/4-lanning of National Highway (construction of bye pass) at village Sangam Tehsil Bijbehara, to the Collector Land Acquisition Anantnag.

2. The Collector (Addl. Deputy Commissioner) Anantnag, after initiating the land acquisition proceedings in terms of Sections 4, 6, 7, 9 and 9A of the Land Acquisition Act, acquired the land measuring 139 kanals, 02 marlas and 02 sirsai within the alignment situated at village Sangam Tehsil Bijbehara District Anantnag and on the basis of location of the land, its agricultural utility, rates of compensation paid in the vicinity and the report furnished by local Tehsildar, the compensation to the land owners was assessed @ Rs.8.50 lac per kanal along-with the solatium @ 15% over and above the amount of compensation, after approval from the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Srinagar vide his No. Div.Com/LAS-Acq/1262/2201 dated 14.05.2012. However, final award left structures and trees on this land, to be compensated.

3. The land measuring 06 kanals 02 marlas situated at Sa