Land Acquisition Act, 1894–Secs. 4 & 18–Acquisition of land–Award–Reduced by High Court–Justification–Reference Court relied on the average value of sale deeds at the time of acquisition–37% deduction was made as the sale deeds were in relation of small plots–High Court reduced the rate on the ground that the sale deeds were related to homesteading land–No reason to reduce the rate from Rs. 250/- per decimal to Rs. 100/- per decimal–Held, the award passed by reference Court deserves to be restored.
