PANKAJ MITHAL, J. This is a land acquisition appeal by the claimants for enhancement of compensation. The land was acquired for the purposes of constructions of car shed of electric multiple unit of the Indian Railways. The notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act was issued on 7. 3. 1981. The Special Land Acquisition Officer offered compensation @ Rs. 8/- per sq. yard. The claimants were not satisfied by the market value so offered and, therefore, about 60 references under Section 18 were preferred before the District Judge. The District Judge decided the aforesaid references by a common judgment and awarded market @ Rs. 12 per sq. yard. The claimants not being satisfied even by the award of market value @ of Rs. 12 per sq. yard have preferred this appeal. I have heard Sri Surendra Tiwari, learned counsel for the appellants and the learned Standing counsel for the respondents. No one has put in appearance on behalf of the respondent No. 3, despite service of notice deemed to be sufficient in view of the office report. It has been submitted that in connection with the same acquisition and the award, First Appeal No. 832 of 1988 has already been decided by this Court on 14. 2. 1997 wherein the market value @ Rs. 15/- per sq. yard has been awarded. Thereafter the aforesaid judgment and order has been followed in some other first appeals, in which First Appeal No. 466 of 1987 (Ran Pal Vs. State of U. P.) was the main appeal, which were decided vide judgment and order dated 28. 2. 2003. The said judgment and order of this Court appears to have become final as there is nothing on record to show that any appeal against the same is pending or that it has been set aside. In fact parties accepts that the matter is covered by the aforesaid judgment and order. Accordingly, this appeal is allowed partly and disposed of on the same same terms and conditions of the First Appeal No. 832 of 1988 decided on 14. 2. 1997 and the decree passed by the reference court below stands modified. In view of the aforesaid, it is provided that the judgment, order and decree of the reference court which is impugned in this appeal is modified as under : 1. The claimants are entitled to the market value of Rs. 2. 1997 and the decree passed by the reference court below stands modified. In view of the aforesaid, it is provided that the judgment, order and decree of the reference court which is impugned in this appeal is modified as under : 1. The claimants are entitled to the market value of Rs. 15/- per sq. yard for the acquired land; 2. The claimants are also entitled to the benefit of additional compensation as is permissible under Section 23 (1-A) of the Act; 3. The claimants are entitled to the benefit of solatium under Section 23 (2) of the Act @ 30% on the market value i. e. Rs. 15/- per sq. yard and 4. The claimants are also entitled to get interest @ 9 % per annum for the first year from possession and thereafter @ 15% per annum till the date of deposit/payment of compensation. In the result, the appeal succeeds partly and is allowed as above. .