JUDGMENT

G. Mehrotra, J. - These are two writ petitions arising out of land acquisition proceedings.

2. The facts which are necessary for the disposal of the petitions briefly are that by notification dated 26-4-1946 the State Government acquired 12 bighas and 12 biswas of land belonging to the Petitioner Ram Chand in petition No. 1272 of 1955. Ram Chand had one-half proprietary share in the above area. The land is situate in village Boola Khatena which is within the Agra Municipality and as such the ZA and LR Act has not affected the rights of the Petitioners. The possession was handed back to the Petitioners in the month of August-September, 1953. Some earth had been removed from the land and on 18-2-55 Sri B. Swarup, Additional Collector, acting as Land Acquisition Officer, awarded Rs. 33-8-6 as compensation to the Petitioners, and awarded under the same award Rs. 44-8-0 as compensation to Sanwalia Ram who is Petitioner No. 1 and who was the tenant of this land. The value of the land according to the Petitioner Ram Chand is Rs. 1,000 per bigha and the damage done to the land was Rs. 5,000 according to Sanwalia Ram in his affidavit filed in support of the writ petition. The Petitio