THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B. CHANDRA KUMAR A.S. No. 936 of 2002 Dated: 18.08.2009 Between: Gurrala Srinivasa Rao and another. .. Appellants And The Land Acquisition Officer and the Revenue Divisional Officer, Gudivada, Krishna District. .. Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B. CHANDRA KUMAR A.S. No. 936 of 2002 Judgment: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice A. Gopal Reddy) This appeal under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) by the claimants is directed seeking enhancement of the compensation for the lands in O.P. No.51 of 1989 on the file of the Senior Civil Judge, Gudivada. O.P. No.51 of 1989 along with O.P. Nos.49, 50 and 52 to 57 of 1989, arise out of the reference under Section 18 of the Act, was disposed of by a common judgment dated 31.10.2001 by the Senior Civil Judge, Gudivada, fixing the market value of the acquired land at Rs.48/- per sq. yard with 30% solatium and additional market value at 12% p.a., from the date of taking possession till the date of award and interest at 9% p.a., for one year from the date of taking possession and thereafter at 15% p.a., on the enhanced compensation. The appeals in A.S. Nos.904 of 2002, 1601 of 2003, 2052 of 2003 and 455 of 2004, filed by the claimants against the decrees in O.P. Nos.54, 57, 56 and 50 of 1989 respectively, seeking further enhancement, were allowed by a common judgment of this Court dated 26.04.2007, by fixing the market value of the acquired lands at Rs.111/- per sq. yard and with 12% additional market value on the enhanced compensation from the date of Section 4(1) notification till the date of award including 30% solatium and interest at 9% per annum for one year from the date of Section 4(1) notification and thereafter at 15% per annum till the date of realization. Hence, following the same and for the reasons mentioned therein, this appeal also has to be allowed fixing the market value of the acquired land at Rs.111/- per sq. yard with all statutory benefits as referred above. The appeal is accordingly allowed. No order as to costs. _______________________ A. GOPAL REDDY, J. ___________________ B. CHANDRA KUMAR, J. Date: 18.08.2009 Nsr