( 1 ) THIS application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act has been made by the National Thermal power Corporation through the General Manager, Singrauli Thermal Power Project, Shakti nagar, Mirzapur, for condonation of delay in filing the appeal against the judgment and decree of the District Judge, Mirzapur, dated 19-9-1979 enhancing compensation payable to the respondents Nos. 1 to 4.

( 2 ) THE State Electricity Board, Uttar Pradesh required land for construction of a Thermal Power station in the District of Mirzapur. On its request the State Government issued notification under section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, proposing to acquire about 1,412,02 acres of land situated in 16 villages in the District Mirzapur. On 19-10-1976 a notification under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act was issued for the purpose of construction of 2000 Megawatt super Thermal Power Station at Kota and for construction of metal road from. Bina to Power station site in the district of Mirzapur by the U. P. State Electricity Board. The appellant is a state undertaking registered under the Companies Act, of which all the shares are held by the president of India. The Corp