2024 INSC 386 NON-REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 4041 OF 2024 SHRIPAL & ANR. ...Appellant(s) VERSUS KARNATAKA NERAVARI NIGAM LTD. & ANR. …Respondent(s) WITH CIVIL APPEAL NO. 4042 OF 2024 CIVIL APPEAL NO. 4043 OF 2024 J U D G M E N T Mehta, J. 1. The appellants herein, who were land losers, have approached this Court by way of these appeals seeking enhancement of compensation pursuant to acquisition of their lands by the respondents for the purpose of construction of canals under the Hippargi Barrage project. 12. There is no dispute that the lands of the appellants were irrigated lands. The land acquisition notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was issued on 12th April, 2007. The Special Land Acquisition Officer(S.L.A.O.) awarded compensation to the tune of Rs.1,31,263/- per acre to the land owners. 3. The land owners preferred a reference and the Reference Court enhanced the compensation by fixing the