THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY A.S.No.719 of 2000 Date of Judgment: 21-04-2010 Between: The M.R.O. (LAO) Nandyal, Kurnool district. ..Appellant and 1.T.C.Venkata Subbaiah and another ..Respondents The Court made the following Judgment: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY A.S.No.719 of 2000 Oral Judgment: (Per Honourable Sri Justice A.Gopal Reddy) This Appeal under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short “the Act”) by the Mandal Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition Officer), Nandyal is filed questioning the enhancement of compensation made by the Senior Civil Judge, Nandyal in O.P.No.160 of 1988. It is submitted that an extent of Ac.3.75 cts. of land in Sy.No.275/1 belonging to the respondents-claimants along with other lands was acquired for the purpose of providing house sites to the landless poor. The Land Acquisition Officer (LAO) after complying due formalities awarded compensation at Rs.7,333/- per acre. Not satisfied with the compensation awarded by the LAO, the claimants sought for reference to the civil court under Section 18 of the Act. On reference being made, the reference Court fixed the market value of the acquired land at Rs.10,000/- per acre with all statutory benefits. Against which the State preferred the present appeal. The value of the appeal is Rs.9,334/-. Having regard to involvement of trivial and insignificant amount, this appeal, in our considered opinion, ought not to have been preferred by the State. The appeal is accordingly dismissed. This judgment, however, shall not operate as precedent for the purpose of determining the compensation in respect of other lands, if any, acquired in the same village and under the same notification. Further, we clarify that if the claimants file any appeal, the same has to be decided on its own merits. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J. _________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY,J. 21-04-2010 Murthy