HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S.APPA RAO L.A.A.S.Nos.261, 306, 307, 308, 301, 360, 368, 407, 409, 410 and 412 of 2010 Date: 14-7-2011 L.A.A.S.No.261 of 2010: Between The Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Rep. by its General Manager, Yellandu Division … Appellant/Respondent No.2 and Reddiboina Venkateswarlu … Respondent/Claimant The Special Deputy Collector, IPT & Railways, Khammam … Respondent/Referring Officer L.A.A.S.No.306 of 2010: Between The Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Rep. by its General Manager, Yellandu Division … Appellant/Respondent No.2 and Yellaboina Peda Nagaiah … Respondent/Claimant The Special Deputy Collector, IPT & Railways, Khammam … Respondent/Referring Officer L.A.A.S.No.307 of 2010: Between The Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Rep. by its General Manager, Yellandu Division … Appellant/Respondent No.2 and Banda Pothaiah … Respondent/Claimant The Special Deputy Collector, IPT & Railways, Khammam … Respondent/Referring Officer L.A.A.S.No.308 of 2010: Between The Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Rep. by its General Manager, Yellandu Division … Appellant/Respondent No.2 and Banoth Lalu … Respondent/Claimant The Special Deputy Collector, IPT & Railways, Khammam … Respondent/Referring Officer L.A.A.S.No.301 of 2010: Between The Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Rep. by its General Manager, Yellandu Division … Appellant/Respondent No.2 and Banda Atchamma (Died) per L.Rs. and 2 others … Respondents/Claimants The Special Deputy Collector, IPT & Railways, Khammam … Respondent/Referring Officer L.A.A.S.No.360 of 2010: Between The Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Rep. by its General Manager, Yellandu Division … Appellant/Respondent No.2 and Ellaboina Papaiah … Respondent/Claimant The Special Deputy Collector, IPT & Railways, Khammam … Respondent/Referring Officer L.A.A.S.No.368 of 2010: Between The Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Rep. by its General Manager, Yellandu Division … Appellant/Respondent No.2 and Banda Atchamma and another … Respondents/Claimants The Special Deputy Collector, IPT & Railways, Khammam … Respondent/Referring Officer L.A.A.S.No.407 of 2010: Between The Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Rep. by its General Manager, Yellandu Division … Appellant/Respondent No.2 and Gumpidi Veera Swamy, since died Rep. by his L.Rs Gumpidi Kannamma and another … Respondents/Claimants The Special Deputy Collector, IPT & Railways, Khammam … Respondent/Referring Officer L.A.A.S.No.409 of 2010: Between The Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Rep. by its General Manager, Yellandu Division … Appellant/Respondent No.2 and Yellaboina Papaiah … Respondent/Claimant The Special Deputy Collector, IPT & Railways, Khammam … Respondent/Referring Officer L.A.A.S.No.410 of 2010: Between The Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Rep. by its General Manager, Yellandu Division … Appellant/Respondent No.2 and Sanakabuddi Venkaiah … Respondent/Claimant The Special Deputy Collector, IPT & Railways, Khammam … Respondent/Referring Officer L.A.A.S.No.412 of 2010: Between The Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Rep. by its General Manager, Yellandu Division … Appellant/Respondent No.2 and Banda Pothaiah … Respondent/Claimant The Special Deputy Collector, IPT & Railways, Khammam … Respondent/Referring Officer HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S.APPA RAO L.A.A.S.Nos.261, 306, 307, 308, 301, 360, 368, 407, 409, 410 and 412 of 2010 Common Judgment: (per N.V.Ramana, J.) The issue involved in all these appeals is one and the same and that being the reason, they are disposed of by this common judgment. 2. All these appeals are filed by the 2nd respondent-Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Yellandu Division against the judgments and decrees dated 17-11-2009 in L.A.O.P.Nos.11, 47, 16, 2, 27, 15, 19, 57, 48, 45 and 28 of 2005, respectively, passed by the Principal Senior Civil Judge, Kothagudem, Khammam district modifying Award No.4/89 dated 15-5-1989 passed by the 2nd respondent herein-Land Acquisition Officer (LAO), enhancing the market value of the acquired lands from Rs.4,000/- to Rs.13,000/- per acre for dry lands, Rs.15,000/- per acre for KHT lands and from Rs.10,000/- to Rs.25,000/- per acre for wet lands together with additional market value, solatium, interest etc.. 3. Today when the appeals are taken up for hearing, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant and admitted to by the learned counsel for the respondents-claimants that a batch of appeals in L.A.A.S.No.237 of 2010 and batch, filed by the appellant questioning the order of the reference Court passed in O.Ps., arising out of the very same acquisition notification and for the very same purpose, were partly allowed by this Court, by common judgment dated 11-3-2011, holding as under: “Since the possession of the land was taken prior to the issuance of the notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, the respondents-claimants are not entitled to interest for the period prior to the issuance of the notification under Section 4(1) of the Act. The rest of the order of the reference Court, enhancing the compensation, shall stand confirmed.” 4. Accordingly, these appeal suits are also disposed of by and in terms of the said common judgment in L.A.A.S.No.237 of 2010 and batch dated 11-3-2011declaring that the claimants are not entitled to interest for the period prior to issuance of the notification under Section 4(1) of the Act. Registry is directed to annex a copy of the common judgment dated 11-3-2011 in L.A.A.S.No.237 of 2010 and batch. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J. _______________ K.S.APPA RAO, J. 14th July, 2011. Ak HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S.APPA RAO L.A.A.S.Nos.261, 306, 307, 308, 301, 360, 368, 407, 409, 410 and 412 of 2010 (Common Judgment of the Division Bench delivered by NVR, J.) 14th July, 2011. (Ak)