owners, it was stated that the distance is merely 200 yards. Even in the evidence led by the State, it has come that it is at a distance of about 600 yards. The acquisition in the present case for construction of bus stand was made on the byepass. The value at which small plots of land were purchased by the vendees in sale deeds Ex. PW4/1 to Ex. PW4/3 clearly established that the land had great value and potential as three marlas of land was dealt with on 18.7.1983 nearly 2-1/2 years before acquisition @ Rs. 4,500/- per marla, whereas the rate per marla in sale deed dated 10.6.1985 registered nearly 8 months prior to the acquisition was Rs. 8,000/- per marla. In my considered opinion, the value, as determined by the learned court below does not call for any interference even if the same is calculated on the basis of sale deeds produced on record by the land owners which was discarded by the learned court below, the same being the best piece of evidence being part of the acquired land. Sale deeds Ex. PW4/1 and Ex. PW4/2 were registered on 18.7.1983. If increase @ 10% per annum is granted thereon for a period of 2-1/2 years, to bring the value close to the date of notification under Section 4 of the Act in the present case, the same comes to Rs. 5,625/- per marla. Similarly, granting increase for the time gap for sale deed Ex. PW4/3, the same comes out to Rs. 8,480/- per marla. The average of three sale deeds comes out to Rs. 6,550/- per marla.
