IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE 22ND DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY LA.AS.No.111 of 2010 Between: The Land Acquisition Officer, Karimnagar … Petitioner And G.Malla Reddy and 30 others … Respondents This Court made the following: HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY LA.AS.No.111 of 2010 JUDGMENT: - (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice A.Gopal Reddy) This appeal under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for brevity, “the Act”) by the Land Acquisition Officer, is directed against the order and decree of the Senior Civil Judge, Huzurabad, dated 17.03.2006 in O.P.No.1 of 1998, whereby the reference was answered in favour of the claimants by enhancing the compensation for the acquired land from Rs.6,500/- to Rs.23,000/- per acre. An extent of Ac.8-25½ guntas of land situated at Challur village belonged to the respondents/claimants was taken possession on 21.10.1983 for the purpose of excavation of Kakatiiya Canal were acquired by publishing a draft notification under Section 4(1) of the Act in the A.P.Gazette dated 02.04.1986. The Land Acquisition Officer after following the due procedure passed an award on 10.06.1988 fixing the market value of the acquired land at Rs.6,500/- per acre for dry lands. On claimants seeking a reference of the matter to the civil Court, the same was referred to civil Court under Section 18 of the Act. The learned Senior Civil Judge, Huzurabad by the impugned order dated 17.03.2006 following the earlier judgment in O.P.No.65 of 1996, where the market value of the same village was fixed at Rs.23,000/- per acre, fixed the market value of the acquired land in the present O.P., at Rs.23,000/- per acre and also awarded additional market value and interest from the date of taking possession. To day, in the appeal preferred against the said O.P.No.65 of 1996 in A.S.No.423 of 2005, we confirmed the fixation of the market value in O.P.No.65 of 1996. Following the same, the fixation of the market value by the reference Court at Rs.23,000/- per acre, basing upon the previous O.P.No.65 of 1996 of the same village, do not call for any interference. We accordingly confirm the fixation of the market value at Rs.23,000/- per acre. But however, set aside the award of additional market value and interest from the date of taking possession and confine the award of additional market value at 12% per annum from the date of issuance of the notification i.e., 15.06.1986 till the date of award i.e., 10.06.1988 and interest on the enhanced compensation including Solatium at 30% and additional market value at 9% per annum for a period of one year and thereafter at 15% per annum till the payment is made. Accordingly, the appeal suit is disposed of. No order as to costs. __________________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J ____________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 22.03.2010 lmv