An award of a collector is an offer of compensation made on behalf of the government.

• A. claimant may not accept the award or accept it with protest
• B. person not accepting the award or accepting with protest has a right make an application to the collector to refer the matter to the civil court for determination of market value of the land acquired
• C. both (a) & (b) are correct statements
• D. only (b) is correct statement