LUCKNOW DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Vs. SRIMATI RAJ KUMARI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS bunch of appeals in ­volve common questions of fact and law, hence they are disposed of by a common judg ­ment and order.

(2.) THESE appeals were presented between the years 2007-2008 by the Lucknow Development Authority assailing the judgment and order passed by the reference court, i.e., Pre ­siding Officer, Nagar Mahapalika Tribunal, Lucknow. Through these judgments the ref ­erence court has answered the reference made by the land owners under section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The reference court has enhanced the amount of compen ­sation i.e. 85paisa per sq. ft. to 4.60 p. per sq. ft. to the land owners of Ujariyaon Housing Scheme Part II falling in village Vijaepur SadarTehsil, Lucknow. The judgments have been rendered by the reference court on vari ­ous dates, i.e., from 8-12-2006 to 30-4-08 in ­dicated in the record of the first appeal.

(3.) IT appears that the court had framed two issues while adjudicating the references: