HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI A.S.NO.1827 OF 1999 Dt.14.9.2010 Between: Revenue Divisional Officer-cum- Land Acquisition Officer, Machilipatnam. ..Appellant And Darapareddi Ramamohana Rao ..Respondent HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI A.S.NO.1827 OF 1999 JUDGMENT: (Per Sri Justice V.Eswaraiah) This appeal is filed by the Land Acquisition Officer, Machilipatnam, against the order, dated 9.6.1998, in L.A.O.P.No.63 of 1991 on the file of the Senior Civil Judge at Machilipatnam. The land of the respondent-claimant to an extent of Ac.1.19 cents in R.S.No.139/4 situate at Tarakaturu Village, Guduru Mandal, Krishna District, was acquired pursuant to the notification dated 22.7.1987 issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act (for short, the Act) and award No.1 of 1989, dated 14.8.1989, was passed by the Land Acquisition Officer fixing the compensation at the rate of Rs.20,000/- per acre. On reference, the Reference Court enhanced the compensation from Rs.20,000/- to Rs.30,000/- per acre and the claimant filed appeal for further enhancement. The subject matter of the appeal was disposed of along with several other L.A.O.Ps and it is brought to our notice that against the common order, this Court in A.S.No.2014 of 1999 and batch, dated 24.4.2000, granted compensation at the rate of Rs.46,000/- per acre, as against the compensation granted at the rate of Rs.30,000/- per acre by the Reference Court, which was confirmed by this Court in the connected A.S.No.18 of 1999 filed against LAOP No.187 of 1991 and A.S.No.346 of 1999 filed against LAOP No.40 of 1991, by common judgment dated 9.9.2004. Following the said judgment, had the complainant filed appeal, he would have been entitled for enhancement. However, this being an appeal filed by the Land Acquisition Officer aggrieved by the order of the Reference Court enhancing the compensation from Rs.20,000/- to Rs.30,000/- and in the entire batch of cases this Court in fact enhanced the compensation at the instance of the claimants, we do not see any merit in this appeal. The appeal is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. _________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. _________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J. 14.9.2010 kpr