Hon’ble Vikram Nath, J.—This first appeal under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as the L.A. Act) read with Section 96 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908, has been preferred by the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, assailing the correctness of the award dated 19.5.1997 of the Land Acquisition Tribunal/V-Additional District and Sessions Judge, Kanpur Nagar passed in Land Acquisition Reference No. 245 of 1988, Prem Manohar v. State of U.P. and another, whereby it held the claimants to be entitled to compensation @ Rs. 55,000/- per bigha and in addition thereto 12% additional amount from 23.6.1984, being the date of publication of the notification, under Section 4(1) of the L.A. Act, till 27.8.1984, being the date of taking possession, and 30% solatium. Further it held that the claimants would not be entitled to interest on the 12% additional amount and 30% solatium. Tribunal further directed that the claimants would be entitled to the interest @ 9% for a period of one year from the date of taking possession i.e. 27.8.1984 and further