HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S.APPA RAO L.A.A.S.No.99 of 2006 Date: 12-7-2011 Between The Land Acquisition Officer cum Mandal Revenue Officer, Dharoor, Mahaboobnagar district … Appellant/ Respondent and Ranganna, S/o. Jangalaiah (Died) and 5 others … Respondents/ Claimants HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S.APPA RAO L.A.A.S.No.99 of 2006 Judgment: (per N.V.Ramana, J.) Heard both sides. 2. This appeal is filed against the order and decree dated 30-9-2005 in O.P.No.20 of 1998 passed by the Senior Civil Judge, Gadwal, Mahaboobnagar district (reference Court). 3. The lands of the respondents-claimants to an extent of Ac.3- 75 guntas in Survey No.6/2 situated in Neelahalli village of Dharoor Mandal were acquired by the State for the purpose of providing house- sites to the people of Scheduled Castes/Backward Classes. The appellant herein- LAO has fixed compensation for the acquired lands at Rs.2,000/- per acre and passed Award No.B6/1621/84 dated 25-9- 1984. Not satisfied with the quantum of compensation, the respondents-claimants filed O.P.No.20 of 1998 before the reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, ‘the Act’). The reference Court, after taking into consideration the order in another petition O.P.No.119 of 1988 wherein the lands were acquired for the same purpose and in the same village, has determined the market value of the acquired lands at Rs.12,000/- per acre. Aggrieved by the same, the present appeal is filed by the State. 4. According to the evidence adduced by P.W.1 on behalf of the claimants in the reference Court, the acquired lands are situated in Neelahalli village. Earlier, the Government acquired Ac.1-20 gts., of land in Survey No.42 of Mirzapur village, hamlet of Neelahalli village, under the same notification for the same purpose and the reference Court in O.P.No.119 of 1998 enhanced the compensation to Rs.15,000/- per acre and on appeal in A.S.No.1400 of 1996, this Court reduced the value to Rs.12,000/- per acre. The said lands situated in Mirzapur, hamlet of Neelahalli village, are less potential compared with the presently acquired lands, which are more potential. The said fact was not denied by R.W.1-Mandal Revenue Officer, Dharoor. Taking into consideration all these facts and basing on Exs.A-1 and A- 2, namely, certified copies of order dated 26-4-1995 in O.P.No.19 of 1988 and order dated 06-11-1998 in A.S.No.1400 of 1996, the reference Court has determined the market value of the presently acquired lands at Rs.12,000/- per acre, we see no reason to interfere with the order under appeal passed by the reference Court. 6. In the result, the appeal suit is dismissed confirming the impugned order passed by the reference Court. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J. _______________ K.S.APPA RAO, J. 12th July, 2011. Ak HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S.APPA RAO L.A.A.S.No.99 of 2006 (Judgment of the Division Bench delivered by NVR, J.) 12th July, 2011.