level, the applicants would have to spend a considerable amount towards the development namely, levelling, terracing, roads, etc. In our view considering the nature of applicants' land which was hilly at least a deduction of 65% ought to have been taken by the learned Addl. District Judge and not 33% as done by him. It is common knowledge that after the bridge was constructed over the Zuari river the place where the acquired land was situated had comparatively lost its significance. As can be seen from the Sale Deeds, the plots of the said Sale Deeds were situated abutting a road which connects Pale to National Highway No.17. From this one can certainly gather that the plots of the said Sale Deeds were situated in a fast developing locality which is now known as 'Verna Plateau' where a number of industries have come up. Not only that, the distance between the acquired land and the plots of the Sale Deeds was about 3 kms., according to the applicants themselves. If that is so, the learned .Addl. District Judge ought to have made a further deduction of at least 10%. Further, the learned Addl. District Judge completely lost sight of the fact that the price fetched for plot of Sale Deed Aw.1/B was in respect of a small plot of land of 385 sq.metres while the acquired land was 11,692 sq.metres. Prices fetched from small plots cannot be applied to lands covering large area. It is common knowledge when building sites are required to be made of large tracks of land
