THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S. APPA RAO A.S. No. 937 of 2002 Oral Judgment: Today when the appeal is taken up, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the appellants-claimants and admitted to by the learned Government Pleader for Appeals that similar appeals in A.S. No. 2553 of 2003 and batch, arising out of the same acquisition and for the very purpose, were disposed of by this Court by judgment dated 19.04.2007 allowing the appeals filed by the claimants and dismissing the appeals filed by the Land Acquisition Officer, with the following directions: After going through the evidence and the reasoning adopted by the reference Court, we are satisfied that the compensation fixed by the reference Court at Rs.36,000/- per acre is the true market value prevalent as on the date of issuance of Section 4(1) notification. We accordingly confirm the fixation of the market value at Rs.36,000/- per acre. But, the reference Court is not justified in denying the benefit of interest on solatium to the claimants. To that extent the impugned order is set aside and we award the interest on solatium. In the circumstances, following the judgment in A.S. No.2553 of 2003 and batch, dated 19.04.2007 and for the reasons mentioned therein, we allow this appeal filed by the appellants-claimants allowed by this Court by and in terms thereof. While communicating this order, a copy of the judgment in A.S. No.2553 of 2003 and batch, dated 19.04.2007, shall be annexed. No costs. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. _________________ K.S. APPA RAO, J. Dated: 30th June, 2011 KSR