IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. BHAVANI PRASAD AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. G. SHANKAR A.S.No.3803 of 2000 Between: D. Sivanagamma and 3 others .. Appellants AND The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kurnool .. Respondents JUDGMENT: (Per K.G. Shankar, J) In a reference, the Senior Civil Judge, Atmakur, pronounced common order in the Land Acquisition references arising under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The present appeal is directed against one of those references. An extent of Acs.173.57 cents together with Eucalyptus trees spread over various survey numbers in Indireswaram village of Atmakur Mandal were acquired for construction of Padmaraja Tank through Award No.3 of 1991 dated 7-4-1991. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation at Rs.10,000/- per acre. Aggrieved by the same, the claimants of various lands got their claims referred to the Civil Court for adjudication under Section 18 of the Act. After due enquiry, the learned Senior Civil Judge, Atmakur, awarded compensation determining the market value of the lands at Rs.18,000/- per acre. He also granted additional market value and solatium as well as interest thereon as provided under the statute. Aggrieved by the market value as determined by the reference Court, the claimants in O.P.No.117 of 1994 preferred the present appeal. Sri V. Manohar Rao, learned counsel for the appellants and Sri S. Md. Haneef, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Appeals advanced submissions on behalf of their respective claims. Extensive lands were acquired by the Government in an extent of more than Ac.198-00 cents in Indireswaram village and several references under Section 18 of the Act arose therefrom. The reference Court passed ordered determined the compensation at Rs.18,000/- per acre. Aggrieved by the same, the claimants preferred appeals in A.S.No.1410 of 2000 and batch. The Government in turn filed cross objections in Cross Objections No.1656 of 2000 and batch. Through a common judgment, the batch of appeals and the cross objections were disposed of by a Division Bench of this Court on 18-2-2010. The Division Bench considered that the market value at Rs.18,000/- per acre as determined by the reference Court was just and proper and did not need any interference. The learned Senior Civil Judge, Atmakur placed reliance upon Ex.A.3-registration extract of the sale deed dated 30-04-1987 and determined the market value of the acquired lands at Rs.18,000/- per acre. In the batch appeals disposed of by the Division Bench referred to earlier, the Division Bench also placed reliance upon the same Ex.A.3-registration extract of the sale deed dated 30-04-1987. Another important aspect is that another Division Bench of this Court passed judgment in A.S.No.735 of 1997 in an appeal arising from O.P.No.882 of 1992 in respect of adjoining lands. In that case also, the market value of the acquired property was determined at Rs.18,000/- per acre. Thus, this is a case where the two Division Benches of this Court passed separate judgments, one of which referred to by the reference Court itself is Ex.A.7. In both of the cases, the Division Benches of this Court determined the market value of the acquired land at Rs.18,000/- per acre. The lands acquired in the present case are the land adjoining the lands covered by the reference in A.S.No.735 of 1997 and A.S.No.1410 of 2000 and batch. It is, therefore, imperative that the market value of the acquired land deserved to be determined at Rs.18,000/- per acre only, which the trial Court has done. The finding of the trial Court on the basis of the earlier judgments, therefore, is liable to be confirmed. The appeal of the claimants, therefore, is found to be devoid of merit. The appeal is accordingly, dismissed confirming the judgment of the reference Court. No costs. _____________________ G. BHAVANI PRASAD, J ________________ K.G. SHANKAR, J Date: 20-01-2011 Ksn