THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HONOURABLESRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZUL PURKAR AS No.1167/1997 Date of Order: 05-03-2010 Between: Vemulapalli Koteswaramma ..Appellant And Special Deputy Collector (L.A.), Nagarjunasagar Project, Nuzvil. ..Respondent The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HONOURABLESRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZUL PURKAR AS No.1167/1997 Judgment: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice A.GOPAL REDDY) This is a claimant’s appeal under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1984 (for short “the Act”) filed against the order of the Subordinate Judge, Nuzvid dt. 6-8-1996 passed in OP No.190/84, whereunder the learned Judge dismissed the reference confirming the award No.22/83-84 dt. 30-11-1983 passed by the Land Acquisition Officer. Though the reference was made at the instance of the appellant-claimant, and the appellant-claimant filed claim statement seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer, he has not utilized the opportunity by producing any evidence to show the market value prevalent as on the date of issuance of notification under Sec. 4(1) of the Act, for which he is entitled to. Even, along with the appeal, he has not filed any sale deeds to establish the market value prevalent as on the date of issuance of Section 4(1) notification. Though the appeal is pending since last 14 years, the appellant-claimant has not evinced any interest to produce evidence by way of additional evidence It is well settled that burden lies upon the claimant to establish the market value like a plaintiff in the original suit. But the appellant-claimant failed to establish the same. In the absence of any evidence, this court is not in a position to enhance the market value awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer. The appeal fails and is accordingly dismissed. No costs. _________________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J. ____________​__________ VILAS V AFZUL PURKAR, J. 05-03-2010 KMR