( 1 ) THIS appeal has been placed before this Full Bench on a reference by a Division Bench of this Court consisting of Mr. Justice K. M. Agarwal (who is also a member of this Full Bench) and Mr. Justice S. K. Chawla, disagreeing with the view taken by earlier two Division Benches of this Court in First Appeal No. 15 of 1984 (Land Acquisition Officer, Seoni v. Laxminarayan) (AIR 1992 MP 140) and First Appeal No. 35 of 1988 (Smt. Ganabai v. State of Madhya Pradesh and another) with regard to the payment of Court fees on the Memo randum of appeal presented under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and the Cross-Objections in such appeals.

( 2 ) IN order to highlight the points in controversy and to answer to the reference, it is necessary to state the material facts in brief which are as follows : the State Government through its Land Acquisition Officer, has acquired 3 acres of land of Survey Number 477 belonging to the claimant/respondent situated in village Udaipura for which the Collector, Raisen made an award of compensation payable to the respondent. The claimant/respondent, being dissatisfied with the award, made an application under Section 18 of the