These batch of First Appeals arise out of the Land Acquisition proceedings award granted by the Court below in respect of the lands acquired for the purpose of setting up of High Court Complex in Madurai. The land owners, who were aggrieved against the grant of very meager amount of compensation, filed individual LAOP’s before the Court below, which was granted by the Reference Court. Aggrieved against the enhancement of compensation, the Government has come forward with the present batch of appeals. As all the matters relates to the same acquisition proceedings in respect of acquisition of lands for setting up High Court, Madurai Bench, by consent of all the parties, the appeals have been clubbed together, jointly heard and common Judgment is being pronounced.

2. We may classify these appeals into three sets. In the first set of cases, the court below by an order dated 30.06.2004 enhanced the value of the compensation from Rs.201/- to Rs.4,400/- per cent. In the second set of cases, the court below by an order dated 30.06.2004 has enhanced the compensation from Rs.550/- to Rs.5,500/- per cent and for the third batch of cases, by an order dated 22.12.2004, the Court below