IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. BHAVANI PRASAD And THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.G.SHANKAR APPEAL SUIT No.2627 OF 2001 Between: The Land Acquisition Officer-cum- Special Deputy Collector, Yeleru Left Main Canal, Spl. Tahsildar, L.A., revenue Division, Visakhapatnam. ..... Appellant And Kombilli Sanyasi & 3 others …Respondents APPEAL SUIT No.332 OF 2002 Between: The Land Acquisition Officer-cum- Special Deputy Collector, Yeleru Left Main Canal, Spl. Tahsildar, L.A., revenue Division, Visakhapatnam. ..... Appellant And Smt. G. Appala Narasamma …Respondent AND L.A.A.S. No.108 OF 2006 Between: The Land Acquisition Officer-cum- Special Deputy Collector, Yeleru Left Main Canal, Spl. Tahsildar, L.A., revenue Division, Visakhapatnam. ..... Appellant And P. Atcheyamma …Respondent The Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. BHAVANI PRASAD And THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.G.SHANKAR APPEAL SUIT Nos.2627 of 2001, 332 of 2002 and L.A.A.S.No.108 OF 2006 COMMON JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice G. Bhavani Prasad) Heard Sri Karanam Ramesh, learned Government Pleader for appeals and Sri Jayanthi C. Sekhar, learned counsel for the claimants. 2. AS No.2627 of 2001 is directed against the award in O.P.No.97 of 1987, on the file of the Subordinate Judge’s Court, Anakapalli, dated 24.08.1996, in pursuance of the common order in O.P.No.84 of 1987 and batch. 3. As.332 of 2002 is directed against the award in O.P.No.109 of 1987, on the file of the Subordinate Judge’s Court, Anakapalli, dated 24.08.1996, rendered in pursuance of the same common order. 4. L.A.A.S.No.108 of 2006 is directed against the award in O.P.No.103 of 1987, on the file of the Subordinate Judge’s Court, Anakapalli, dated 24.08.1996, which was also rendered in pursuance of the same common order. 5. A Division Bench of this Court in A.S.No.3866 of 2000 and batch, dated 27.09.2002, reduced the compensation to Rs.36,500/- per acre and set aside the order of the reference Court in fixing the compensation at Rs.10,000/- per mango tree. The said judgment was followed by another Division Bench in A.S.No.3586 of 2003 on 27.10.2003. The decisions were further followed by another Division Bench in A.S.No.3878 of 2000, dated 23.03.2004. As the subject matter of the present appeals and the subject matter of the other appeals, judgments of which have become final, are identical, these appeals also have to be disposed of on the same lines, notwithstanding the severe opposition of Sri Jayanthi C. Sekhar, learned counsel for the appellants. 6. Therefore, we hold that the claimants are entitled to the compensation of Rs.36,500/- per acre besides other statutory benefits and the impugned awards are modified accordingly. 7. In the result, the appeals are ordered, accordingly, without costs. _______________________ (G. BHAVANI PRASAD, J) _______________________ (K.G. SHANKAR, J) Date: 31st December, 2010 KL HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. BHAVANI PRASAD And THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.G.SHANKAR APPEAL SUIT Nos.2627 of 2001, 332 of 2002 and L.A.A.S.No.108 OF 2006 (Judgment of the Bench delivered by Hon’ble Sri Justice G. Bhavani Prasad) December 31, 2010. KL