However, the land of these villages is not a part of the acquisition in question. The owners have also relied upon the award No. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 of 30.11.2016, respectively, issued by the Competent Authority under the National Highways Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as “the 1956 Act”). In all these cases, the notification under Section 3A of the 1956 Act was issued on 10.09.2008 and the Competent Authority under the 1956 Act has assessed the market value of the acquired land between 1,00,00,000/- per₹ acre to 1,23,33,300/- per acre. However, this acquisition is approximately₹ 3 years after the issuance of the notification under Section 4 of the 1894 Act in the present case. They have also relied upon the judgment passed by the High Court in Nand Ram and Others v. State of Haryana and Others ( Regular First Appeal No. 3541 of 2006 decided on 14.09.2010 ), wherein vide notification under Section 4 of the 1894 Act dated 11.12.1995, the land situated in the villages of Chirhara, Jaliawas, Suthani, Asalwas, Suthana and Jalalpur was acquired. The matter was finally determined by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in HSIIDC v. Nand Ram and Others ( Civil Appeal No. 9553 of 2011, decided on 26.11.2014 ) wherein while resorting to the determination made by the Reference Court, the Court held that the owners shall be entitled to 8,00,000/- per acre upto the depth of 500 yards from the₹ national highway, whereas the owners on the remaining land were held entitled to the market value of the land @ 6,00,000/- per acre. In the₹ absence of any other evidence, the court may have attempted to assess the market value on the basis of the assessment made by the Hon'ble Supreme
