IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA F A No.765 of 1995 ***** 1. Ram Narain Mahaseth s/o Late Baldeo Mahaseth 2. (i) Kalyani Mahaseth s/o late Ram Krishna Mahaseth 2. (ii) Kumar Ravi, s/o late Ram Krishna Mahaseth 2. (iii) Kumar Rajeev s/o late Ram Krishna Mahaseth 2. (iv) Kumari Rshmi d/o late Ram Krishna Mahaseth All r/o village Bhouara, P.S. & District-Madhubani. Versus The State of Bihar through Collector, Madhubani. --------- For the Appellants : Mr. Parimal Chandra Das, Advocate Mr. Amitesh Kumar, Advocate Mr. Raghunath Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Anil Kumar Jha, Senior Advocate -------------- 18. 16.04.2010. In this appeal preferred under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, learned counsel for the appellants have called in question the award dated 8th May, 1995 passed in L.A. Case No.5 of 1976, whereby learned reference judge has awarded Rs.7,200/- per kathha. Be it noted, during the pendency of the aforesaid Land Acquisition case in the reference court the same was dismissed and remained so for a pretty long period of time and thereafter it was restored to file. In view of this the learned counsel for the State 2 submitted they have filed a cross-objection challenging the interest. Learned counsel for the appellants does not press for interest on the amount granted, i.e., Rs.7,200/- per kathha. Learned reference judge had determined Rs.7,200/- per kathha on the basis of Ext. 1 - the sale deed and vide Annexure-1 it is manifest that 2½ kathhas of land were sold for Rs. 18,000/-. The valuation of one kathha of land, being computed on the aforesaid basis, comes to Rs.7,200/- which the reference court had awarded accordingly. In view of the aforesaid, the appeal is devoid of merit and, accordingly, stands dismissed. The parties shall bear their respective costs throughout. Pawan/- (Dipak Misra, CJ)