( 1 ) FEELING aggrieved by an order passed by the Collector/ Land Acquisition Officer, rejecting the application of the petitioner for the redetermination of the compensation awarded to him under Section 28a of the Land Acquisition Act, he has now approached this Court for redress seeking quashing of the impugned order dated 23-7-1987 and a direction to the respondent No. 1 to redetermine the amount of compensation payable to the petitioner in respect of the land in dispute.

( 2 ) WE have heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Standing Counsel representing the respondents and perused the record.

( 3 ) FROM the materials on record it is apparent that a total area of 10 acres of land situate in villages Lakhanpur alias Abhianpur, Rewara Paraspur and Ahamadpur Phulwaria were acquired in the proceedings initiated vide the notification dated 5-4-1978 under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, in continuation whereof the notification under Section 6 of the Act was published on 13-4-1978. The plot No. 229 M having an area of 1 Bigha 11 Biswas and plot No. 230 having an area of 13 Biswas situate in village Ahmadpur Phulwaria belonging to