THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S. APPA RAO A.S. No. 2145 of 2003 Oral Judgment: This appeal by the State is directed against the award and decree dated 30.10.2000 passed in O.P. No. 17 of 1996 by the Senior Civil Judge, Pithapuram, East Godavari. Today when the appeal is taken up for hearing, both the learned Government Pleader for Appeals appearing for the appellant and the learned counsel for the respondent-claimant submitted that similar appeals in A.S. Nos. 1602 of 2001 and batch, arising out of the very same acquisition notification and for the very same purpose, were dismissed by this Court by judgment dated 29.12.2006, and as such, this appeal also has to be dismissed. In the circumstances, following the judgment in A.S. No. 1602 of 2001 and batch, dated 29.12.2006, and for the reasons mentioned therein, this appeal is also dismissed. While communicating this order, a copy of the judgment in A.S. No. 1602 of 2001 and batch, dated 29.12.2006, shall be annexed. No costs. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. _________________ K. S.APPA RAO, J. Dated: 4th July, 2011 KSR