The facts of one appeal (Civil Appeal No. 435 of 1971) may he sufficient for our purpose. Land measuring 165 acres including t:he appellant's land measuring 6 bighas, 4 biswas and 17 biswasi, comprised in various khasra numbers situated in the revenue estate of Pi.ru Banda within the municipal limits of Ludhiana Municipal Committe:e, was acqui.red for a development scheme of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (hereinafter called the Trust) styled as Model Town Extension Scheme No.l. A notification under section 36 of the Punjab Town Improvement Act (hereinafter called the Improvement Act), which is analogous to section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hercinaft,r called the Acquisition Act) was publishefl on September 16, 1960. The present appeal relates to the acquisition of the appellant's land in village Piru Banda only. The Land Acquisition Collector, Improvc:ment Trust, Ludhiana, made his award on March 31, 1964, with regard to the said land. Aggrieved by the said award the appellant and other land owucrs made separate applications under section 18 of the Acquisition Act for making a reference to the Tribunal constitut<!d under the Improvement Act (hereinafter respondent No. 2). The cases were then referred to the Tribunal. The second respondent · took up all the references together and delivered a common Judgment on October 16, 1968. The Collector had earlier classified the land acquired under three categories, namely, belt 'A', 'B' and 'C' fixini the price for valuation at the rate of Rs. 60/- Rs. 40/- and Rs. 20./.
