ARUN B. SAHARYA ( 1 ) THIS is an appeal under Section 54 ohhe Land Acquisition Act, 1984 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") against award and decree dated 3. 10. 94 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Delhi, determining the amount of compensation payable to the appellants for acquisition of their land situated in Village Palam, Delhi. ( 2 ) THE piece of land in question was acquired by notification under Section 4 of the Act dated 27. 1. 84. Declaration under Section 6 of the Act was issued on 26. 9. 84 and Award was made by the Land Acquisition Collector on 28. 4. 1986. ( 3 ) THE question of market value of land in the same village, acquired by the very same notification, was the subject-matter of RFA No. 718/90 : Rameshwar Solanki and Anr. Vs. Union of India and Anr. reported as 57 (1995) DLT 410, which was decided by a Division Bench of this Court on 3. 2. 1995. In that case market value was assessed @ Rs. 47,224. 00 per bigha. ( 4 ) ACCORDINGLY, we hold that market value of land of the appellants in the present case also should be determined @ Rs. 47,224. 00 per bigha with 12% per annum additional amount under Section 23 (1 A) of the Act on the market value from the date of notification under Section 4 of the Act till the date of Award or taking over of possession whichever is earlier, besides solatium @ 30% under Section 23 (2) of the Act. On the enhanced amount of compensation, the appellants shall also be entitled to interest at the rate of 9% per annum from the date of dispossession for the first year and thereafter @ 15% per annum till the date of actual payment of excess amount under Section 28 of the Act. ( 5 ) THE appellant/claimants shall also be entitled to proportionate costs. ( 6 ) THE appeal is accordingly allowed.