JUDGMENT

A. S. NAIDU, J. — A dissatisfied claimant-land owner has filed this appeal under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act (herein¬after called ‘the Act’) challenging the quantum of award passed by the Land Acquisition Collector, which was confirmed in a reference made under Section 18 of the Act by the Civil Judge (S.D.), Berhampur in M.J.C. No. 94 of 1993.

2. Short of all unnecessary details, the short facts leading to filing of the present First Appeal are that the Gov¬ernment of Orissa by its Notification issued under Section 4(1) of the Act dated 12th August, 1988, published in the Orissa Gazette dated 29th October, 1988, acquired a total land measuring Ac. 7.81 decimals appertaining to different Survey numbers and Khata numbers situated at village Ambapua under Berhampur Tahsil for the purpose of extension of Housing Accommodation Scheme of the Berhampur Regional Improvement Trust, now known as the Ber¬hampur Development Authority. Out of the said acquired lands, an area of Ac.0.800 decimals appertaining to Survey Nos. 958 and 699 was owned and possessed by the appellant and she was the exclu¬sive owner thereof.

3. The Land Acquisition Officer, in exercise of the power