JUDGMENT

1. Appellants have filed this first appeal under section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 against order dated 28.7.2012 passed in Land Acquisition Case No.26/2011 by VIIth Additional District Judge, Rewa (MP).

2. Appellants are owner of land bearing Khasra No.470, 471, 472 and 474 measuring total 0.599 Hq. situated at Village-Rathara Tehsil Hajoor District-Rewa (MP). State Government decided to acquire land belonging to private land owner/farmers for construction of bypass road National Highway No.7, Rewa. Notification under section 4 of Land Acquisition Act was issued on 19.4.2006 and notification under section 6 of LA Act was issued on 26.4.2006. Land of appellants is also to be acquired. At the time of notifications, aforesaid disputed khasra numbers were entered in revenue record in name of Ramrati wife of Ramsia Kol. Land in question was sold by Ramrati to appellants Awadhesh Pratap Singh and Vinod Kumar Patel on 5.5.2005. Said land was tribal land, therefore, Collector on 16.10.2006 cancelled permission granted for sell of land. Due to said action of Collector