(1.) All these first appeals emanate from the judgment and award passed by the learned Principal Senior Civil Judge, Gandhinagar dtd. 28/12/2015 in the Land Reference Case Nos.30 of 2013 to 60 of 2013, awarding additional amount of compensation of Rs.1732.00 per square meter in respect of the lands situated interior to the road and Rs.1757.00 in respect of the lands situated near the highway or are abutting the same, respectively over and above the compensation already awarded by the Special Land Acquisition Officer vide its order dtd. 30/6/2011.
(2.) In this group of appeals, both the original claimants and the Acquiring Body have assailed the impugned judgment and award passed by the learned Principal Senior Civil Judge, Gandhinagar by filing separate first appeals, and since the challenge in all the first appeals is to the selfsame judgment and award, those were heard analogously and are being disposed of by this common judgment and order.
(3.) For the sake of convenience, the First Appeal No.1659 of 2016 is treated as the lead matter.