(1.) development board, dharward, shortly referred as 'kiadb' preferred the above appeals against the enhancement of compensation of market-value made by the reference court.
(2.) the lands are acquired for the improvement of kiadb under a preliminary notification dated 30-10-1981 under Section 28(4) of kamataka industrial areas development Act, 1966 which is analogous to Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, shortly 'act'. The particulars of the lands acquired are as follows: <FRM>JUDGEMENT_571_KANTLJ4_1992Html1.htm</FRM>
(3.) there is no dispute that all these lands abut each other and arc situated within the municipal corporation area of dharward of a village kclagcri. The land acquisition officer a warded a compensation at a rate of Rs. 8,000/- per acre vide his awards dated 22-08-1985. On reference, the compensation was enhanced and fixed at Rs. 1.72 per sq. Ft. By the reference court vide its common judgment dated 11th october, 1988. The determination of the market-value by the reference court works out to be Rs. 74,923-20 p. Per acre.