IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY APPEAL SUIT Nos.423, 425 and 457 of 1998 A.S.No.423 of 1998: - Between: The Revenue Divisional Officer and Land Acquisition Officer, Kurnool. … Petitioner And M.Ganganna and another … Respondents A.S.No.425 of 1998: - Between: The Revenue Divisional Officer and Land Acquisition Officer, Kurnool. … Petitioner And Y.Chinna Chennappa … Respondent A.S.No.457 of 1998: - Between: The Revenue Divisional Officer and Land Acquisition Officer, Kurnool. … Petitioner And N.Prabhunath … Respondent This Court made the following: HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY APPEAL SUIT Nos.423, 425 and 457 of 1998 COMMON JUDGMENT: - (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice A.GOPAL REDDY) All these appeals arise out of the common orders passed by the Principal Subordinate Judge, Kurnool dated 29.01.1996, in O.P.No.5 of 1994 and batch, enhancing the compensation and fixing at Rs.20,000/- as against Rs.12,000/- awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer, answering the reference in favour of the claimants. It is not disputed that the lands covered by the present batch of O.Ps in all measuring Ac.7-22 acres of Peapully village were acquired for the purpose of construction of a tank locally known as Ramanna Cheruvu, by publishing draft notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for brevity, “the Act”) in the A.P.Gazette on 23.06.1992. The Land Acquisition Officer by his award No.3 of 1993, dated 30.09.1993 fixed the market value at Rs.12,000/- per acre for dry lands and Rs.20,000/- per acre for wet lands. Dissatisfied with the said fixation, the claimants sought for reference of the matter to the civil Court under Section 18 of the Act and on reference being made, the Principal Subordinate Judge fixed the market value of the acquired land at Rs.20,000/- per acre. The learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition and the learned counsel for the respondents/claimants, brought to our notice that for the lands covered by notification under Section 4(1) of the Act, dated 05.03.1992, the reference court in O.P.No.41 of 1994, dated 29.01.1996 fixed the market value of the acquired land at Rs.20,000/- per acre for dry lands and Rs.30,000/- per acre for wet lands and the appeal in A.S.No.610 of 1998 filed against the said enhancement was dismissed on 08.11.2004 confirming the fixation of the market value, by following the earlier judgment of this Court in L.P.A.No.6 of 1999 in A.S.No.503 of 1999, dated 21.01.1999. Following the same, these appeals are also liable to be disposed of confirming the fixation of the market value of the acquired land at Rs.20,000/- per acre for dry lands and Rs.30,000/- per acre for wet lands, except awarding 12% per annum additional market value, admittedly awarded prior to the issuance of the notification, from the date of taking possession on 01.12.1981 till the date of award i.e., 30.09.1993, which is anterior to the issuance of the notification, confining the same from the date of issuance of the notification i.e., 23.06.1992 till the date of passing the award. Accordingly, all the appeals are disposed of, as indicated above. No order as to costs. __________________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J ____________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 02.03.2010 lmv