IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH : HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH [29H] DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND AND TEN Present: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY & THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY A.S.No.2637 of 2000 Between: The Revenue Divisional Officer, Nandyal … Appellant And: K. Janardhana & another … Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY & THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY A.S.No.2637f 2000 JUDGMENT: (Per AGR, J) This appeal, under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition act by the Land Acquisition Officer cum Revenue Divisional Officer, Nandyal, questioning the enhancement of the compensation from Rs.18,000/- per acre to Rs.50,000/- per acre by the Senior Civil Judge, Nandyal in OP No.30 of 1989 dated 27.01.2000. 2. An extent of 40 cents of land covered by the above OP, along with other lands, in all measuring Ac.15.54 cents covered by various survey numbers in Nandyal, was acquired by the Land Acquisition Officer, for the purpose of establishment of regulated market yard at Nandyal through draft notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act (for short ‘the Act’) by publishing the same in the Gazette on 10.02.1977. Against the very same acquisition, for some of the claims, the Land Acquisition Officer had fixed the market value of the acquired land at Rs.18,000/- per acre as per his Award No.1/80 dated 13.11.1980. Further, against some other claims by the claimants, whose lands were also acquired by the very same notification in Sy.No.2205/1 and 2205/2, the matter was referred to the civil Court in OP Nos.8 and 23 of 1981 and the civil Court enhanced the compensation at Rs.1500/- per cent. Seeking further enhancement, the claimants therein filed appeal in AS No.1328 of 1985 and the Land Acquisition Officer also preferred appeal in AS No.2532 of 1986 aggrieved by the orders in OP No.8 of 1981. The claimants in OP No.23 of 1981 filed appeal in AS No.685 of 1985 and the Land Acquisition Officer preferred AS No.1310 of 1985 aggrieved by the orders in OP No.23 of 1981. This Court by a common judgment, allowed the appeals preferred by the Land Acquisition Officer and reduced the market value of the lands from Rs.1500/- per cent and Rs.800/- per cent to Rs.1,000/- and Rs.500/- per cent respectively. Since 40 cents of land covered by the same notification, falls under the category of Rs.500/- per cent, the reference Court after taking into consideration the fixation made by this Court, rightly fixed the market value at Rs.500/- per cent. In view of the same, we do not see any merit in the appeal. 3. In the result, the appeal is dismissed. No order as to costs. _________________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J ___________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J Date: 29.04.2010 Bss/lrkm