Gill J:

These applications, which were heard together with the consent of the parties, are objections referred to this Court under s. 38 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1960 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") against the award of compensation of the Collector of Land Revenue, Kuala Lumpur in respect of the compulsory acquisition by the Government of the State of Selangor of 22.763 acres (991,730 sq ft) of land (hereinafter referred to as "the land acquired") comprised in Certificates of Titles Nos 9784, 9786 (s 85A), 9785, 9787 (s 79), 10800, 10801 and 14401 (s 47) for Lots 1922, 1928, 1924, 1930, 17, 18 and 19 respectively in the township of Kuala Lumpur, of which the applicants were co-owners in undivided shares. The remaining co-owner was the applicant in Application No. 3 of 1965, which could not be heard together with these applications because he has since died.

The following facts are not in dispute. The land acquired consists of seven contiguous lots and is situated approximately two miles from the centre of Kuala Lumpur town on the north side of Jalan Pekeliling about 200 ft from its junction with Jalan Pahang to the east and about 350 yards from its junction wi