Delivered by Hon'ble P.C. Verma, J.

1. This appeal, preferred under Section 54 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Is directed against the judgment/award dated 19-8-2002 passed by the learned Additional District Judge/First Fast Track Court, Nainital, Whereby the market value of the land In question has been assessed at Rs. 17,400/- and 30% solatium thereon and 12% interest has also been directed to paid.

2. Brief facts of the case are that 16.38 acres of land was acquired In Village-Ujjain, Tehsil-Kashipur for U.P. Housing and Development Board. For that purpose notification under Section 28 of U. P. Housing and Development Board Act was issued on 11-1-1975. The follow up notification under Section 32 of the said Act was issued on 3-4-1976 and possession was taken of the land on 15-5-1976. The appellants were not given any amount of compensation by the Special Land Acquisition Officer probably on the ground that they are not owners of land, though their land In plot no. 126-C measuring 30 acre and that of plot no. 127-C measuring 30 acre was also included In the aforesaid acquired land. It appears that initially the present appellants filed a petition before the Allahabad Hig