THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI A.S.No.2266 of 1999 JUDGMENT: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice V. Eswaraiah) This appeal is preferred by the appellant-Land Acquisition Officer under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short “the Act”) challenging the judgment and decree, dated 23-04-1999 in O.P.No.164 of 1990 on the file of the Senior Civil Judge, Peddapuram. An extent of Ac.4-19 cents of dry land in Sy.No.629 situated at Kambalapalem village, H/o.J.Annavaram, was acquired for the purpose of Yeleru Reservoir Project, pursuant to 4(1) notification published on 05-08-1987 and the Land Acquisition Officer passed the award fixing the market value at Rs.18,000/- per acre for an extent of 2 acres, Rs.12,000/- per acre for an extent of Ac.2-19 cents and Rs.375/- for trees. Not satisfied with the rate fixed by the Land Acquisition Officer, the respondents-claimants sought for reference to the Civil Court under Section 18 of the Act. Accordingly, the matter was referred to the Civil Court and the Reference Court while enhancing compensation @ Rs.50,000/- per acre for an extent of 2 acres and Rs.40,000/- for an extent of Ac.2-19 cents, declined to enhance compensation for structures and trees, following the judgment of this Court in A.S.No.2913 of 1996, dated 17-03-1998. A perusal of the impugned judgment goes to show that the Reference Court, after considering the oral and documentary evidence and also the aforesaid judgment of this Court, had rightly fixed the compensation. Therefore, we do not see any illegality or infirmity in the impugned order, as such, the appeal is devoid of merits and the same is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed. However, it is needless to say that the respondents-claimants are entitled to interest on additional market value as well as solatium as per the law declared by the Apex Court in Sunder Vs. Union of India (AIR 2001 SC 3516). There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J _______________ NOUSHAD ALI, J Date: 13-09-2010 Prv