law: Land Acquisition Act, 1894
  50.Acquisition of land
  
  at cost of a local authority or Company:-
  (1) Where the
  
  provisions of this Act are put in force for the purpose of acquiring land at
  
  the cost of any fund controlled or managed by a local authority or of any
  
  Company, the charges of and incidental to such acquisition shall be defrayed
  
  from or by such fund or Company.
  (2) In any proceeding
  
  held before a Collector or Court in such cases the local authority or company
  
  concerned may appear and adduce evidence for the purpose of determining the
  
  amount of compensation:
  Provided that no such local authority or Company shall be entitled to demand a
  
  reference under section 18.