IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY APPEAL SUIT No.1376 OF 2000 Between: Land Acquisition Officer, Revenue Divisional Officer, Vikarabad … Appellant And 1. Smt.Besta Yellamma. 2. Smt.Narasamma. … Respondents This Court made the following: HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY APPEAL SUIT No.1376 OF 2000 JUDGMENT: - (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice A.Gopal Reddy) This appeal by the Land Acquisition Officer-cum-Revenue Divisional Officer, Vikarabad under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for brevity, “the Act”), questioning the enhancement of the compensation for a plot of land of 340 square yards for the purpose of construction of bus stand through notification under Section 4(1) of the Act, dated 28.01.1987 from Rs.55/- to Rs.100/- per square yard. The reference Court while placing reliance upon the earlier awards passed by it in O.P.No.133 of 1989, fixed the market value of the acquired land at Rs.100/- per square yard. Learned Government Pleader fairly conceded that A.S.No.1524 of 1997 preferred against O.P.No.133 of 1989 was dismissed by this Court on 03.03.2008 and contended that the claimants are not entitled to interest from the date of taking possession. Though the same merits consideration, since the claimants could not be served all these years and entire compensation has already been deposited and the appeal value is only Rs.15,300/-, we are not inclined to interfere with the award of interest from the date of taking possession. Appeal is accordingly dismissed. This Judgment, however, shall not operate as precedent for the purpose of determining the compensation in respect of other lands, if any, acquired even in the same village and shall not have any binding precedent value. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J ____________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 27th April 2010 lmv