JUDGMENT :

D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, J.

(Prayer: First Appeal filed under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to set aside the award, dated 23.07.2014 and made in L.A.O.P.No.14 of 2010 on the file of the learned II Additional District Court at Puducherry in so far as rejecting the claim of the Appellants to the extent of Rs.17,44,20,388/- worked out at the rate of Rs.678/- per Sq.ft over and above the sum of Rs.100/- fixed by the lower Court and fix the compensation at the rate of Rs.778 per Sq.ft and allow the appeal.)

The Appeal Suit:

This Appeal Suit in A.S.No.566 of 2018 is filed by the Appellants/Landowners aggrieved by the Judgment and Decree of the Learned II Additional District Judge, Puducherry, in L.A.O.P.No.14 of 2010 dated 23/07/2014 and praying for further enhancement of value of their lands at the rate of Rs. 778/- per sq. ft.

Brief facts leading to the filing of Appeal Suit:

2. The appellants are the owners of the lands comprised in R.S.No.25/2, admeasuring 02.39.00 Hectares (2,57,257.21 sq. ft) in Karuvadikuppam Revenue Village, Puducherry. By a notification