HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S.APPA RAO L.A.A.S.No.431 of 2008 Date: 23-6-2011 Between The Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd., (A Government Company), Rep. by its General Manager, Ramagundam Area-II, Godavarikhani, Karimnagar district, A.P. … Appellant/Respondent No.2 and Penugonda Komuraiah and 138 others … Respondents/Petitioners The Special Deputy Collector, L.A. Unit, S.C. Co. Ltd., Godavarikhani, Karimnagar … Respondent/Referring Officer HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S.APPA RAO L.A.A.S.No.431 of 2008 Judgment: (per N.V.Ramana, J.) This appeal is filed by the 2nd respondent-The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (‘Company’ for short) against the order and decree dated 29-12-2006 in O.P.No.65 of 2004 passed by the Senior Civil Judge, Karimnagar, FAC Senior Civil Judge, Peddapalli, Karimnagar district modifying Award No.4/91 dated 10-02-1998 passed by the 1st respondent herein and enhancing the market value of the acquired dry lands from Rs.11,500/- to Rs.34,500/- per acre, dry cum wet lands from Rs.16,000/- to Rs.48,000/- and at the rate of Rs.8/- per tree, seeking to set aside the same. 2. Today when the matter is taken up for hearing, it is suggested by the learned counsel for the appellant-Company that instead of Rs.34,500/- per acre they are agreeable for paying compensation at Rs.30,000/- per acre for dry lands. Similarly, for dry cum wet lands instead of Rs.48,000/- they are agreeable for Rs.43,000/- per acre and also for each tree instead of Rs.8/- they are agreeable for Rs.6/-, for which suggestion the learned counsel for the respondents 1 to 139- claimants agreed. 3. In view of the above agreed stand taken by the counsel, the appeal is partly allowed holding as under: (1) The compensation payable to the claimants for dry lands is reduced to Rs.30,000/- from Rs.34,500/- per acre; (2) The compensation payable to the claimants for dry cum wet lands is reduced to Rs.43,000/- from Rs.48,000/- per acre; (3) The compensation payable to the claimants for each tree is reduced to Rs.6/- from Rs.8/-, and (4) The claimants are also entitled for other statutory benefits. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J. _______________ K.S.APPA RAO, J. 23rd June, 2011. Ak HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S.APPA RAO L.A.A.S.No.431 of 2008 (Judgment of the Division Bench delivered by NVR, J.) 23rd June, 2011.