S. RAMACHANDRA IYER, C.J. :- This appeal from the judgment of Jagadisan, J., arises out of an application filed by the appellants herein for the issue of a writ of mandamus to direct the Tahsildar and Land Acquisition Officer, Krishnagiri to make a reference under S. 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The award was delivered on 22nd September, 1957. Within six weeks therefrom, on 7-10-1957, the appellants addressed a letter to the Tahsildar and Land Acquisition Officer expressing their extreme disappointment on the amount fixed as compensation and stating that the amount of compensation, which included the value of the site as well as the standing trees, was very low. The letter which is in tamil further reads :

"As you have not taken into account our objections and the record produced by us and as you have not included the value of the trees, the amount now determined by you is very low. We hereby make known to you that we are not in a position to accept that amount as compensation."

Reading between the lines one can easily see that the appellants did want proper compensation being awarded to them. One can reasonably draw the inference that they wanted the Tahsildar to take ap