HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S. APPA RAO L.A.A.S. NO. 176 OF 2006 Between: The Land Acquisition Officer (SRSP), Pochampad ………….Appellant AND 1. Padigala Narsaiah and others ………….Respondents - JUDGMENT: (Per Hon'ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed) The Land Acquisition Officer is the appellant, who has filed this appeal under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) aggrieved by the judgment and decree dated 23.12.1998 passed in O.P.No.433 of 1991 on the file of Additional District Judge, Nizamabad, whereby the Court below allowed the OP, enhancing the compensation from Rs.11,000/- per acre to Rs.22,000/-. 2. Brief facts of the case are that the Government acquired land of the claimants to an extent of Ac.9.06 guntas situated at Bussapur and Soanpet village in Balkonda Mandal, Nizamabad District for excavation of S.D-2 to S.D.1 of Laxmi Canal. Notification under Section 4(1) of the Act was issued on 18.01.1988. The Land Acquisition Officer fixed the market value for the acquired land at the rate of Rs. 11,000/- per acre. Being dissatisfied with the Award, dated 30.03.1991, the claimants sought for a reference under Section 18 of the Act and the Award has been accordingly referred to and taken on file by the learned Additional District Judge, Nizamabad in O.P.No.433 of 1991. The learned Judge upon appreciation of both oral and documentary evidence available on record enhanced the market value of the land from Rs. 11,000/- to Rs. 22,000/- per acre. Aggrieved by the same, the present appeal is filed. 3. During the course of arguments the learned Government Pleader for appeals submits that in similar set of facts and circumstances of the case, this Court by a judgment passed in A.S.No. 2342 of 1993, dismissed the appeal confirming the order passed by the reference Court. 4. In view of the above, without going into the merits or otherwise of the matter, this Appeal is also dismissed confirming the judgment and decree dated 23.12.1998 passed in O.P.No.433 of 1991 by the learned Additional District Judge, Nizamabad. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J _____________________ K.S. APPA RAO, J DATE: 02.04.2012 PNV