J. N. BHATT, J. ( 1 ) IN this group of 18 appeals with 2 Cross Objections in two appeals, common questions have been involved. Therefore they are being disposed of by this common judgement upon joint request. ( 2 ) THE First Appeal No. 1124/81 and 1125/81 have arisen out of a common judgement dated 31st December 1980, recorded by the Reference Court in which a common judgement came to be passed in respect of Compensation Case Nos. 48/79, 55/79 and 56/79. The common judgement rendered in these three compensation cases and the awards passed under section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (the said Act for short) is in respect of compensation cases in which the date of notification under section 4 (1) was 17. 8. 1974, followed by section 6 (1) notification on 15. 7. 1974 and the Land Acquisition Officer offered an amount of Rs. 25 and Rs. 35. 00 per square meter in respect of lands acquired by his award dated 25th February 1979. ( 3 ) FOR the sake of convenience and also for highlighting particulars of the cases which were dealt with under common judgement by the Reference Court are articulated in the following tabular form: