HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH AND HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI APPEAL SUIT No. 2035 of 2000 ORDER: (per Honourable Sri Justice V.Eswaraiah) This appeal is filed by the claimants against the judgment and decree of the Principal Senior Civil Judge, Kakinada in O.P.No.14 of 1989, dated 24.09.1998. The lands of the appellants-claimants admeasuring Ac.2.64 cents and Ac.5.04 cents in Sy.No.298/1 of Suryaraopeta Village, Kakinada were acquired for Nagarjuna Fertilisers and Chemicals under the draft notification dated 04.10.1985. The Land Acquisition Officer, by his award No.5 of 1987 dated 08.05.1987, fixed the compensation at the rate of Rs.48,400/- per acre. Dissatisfied with the award, the respondents-claimants sought for a reference under Section 18 of the Act for proper determination of the market value of the acquired land and payment of compensation thereof and the same has been taken on file in O.P No. 14 of 1989 by the learned Principal Senior Civil Judge, Kakinada. The Reference Court fixed the market value at Rs.55,100/- per acre. Aggrieved by the same, the claimants filed this appeal seeking enhancement of the compensation. Learned Counsel for the appellants submitted that as regards the same notification, several other claimants filed O.Ps. against the awards and as against O.P.Nos.470 and 358 of 1988, the claimants filed A.S.Nos.2899 and 906 of 1999 respectively, wherein the Division Bench of this Court, by judgment dated 11.08.2003, enhanced the marked value holding that the claimants are entitled to Rs.82,600/- per acre. We have perused the judgment in A.S.Nos.2899 and 906 of 1999 dated 11.08.2003. As the date of notification, purpose of acquisition, fixation of market value by the Land Acquisition Officer as well as the Reference Court are same, we are of the opinion that the appeal is squarely covered by the judgment in A.S.Nos.2899 and 906 of 1999 dated 11.08.2003. We hold that the claimants are entitled to Rs.82,600/- per acre, with all statutory benefits. Accordingly, the appeal is disposed of in terms of the judgment in A.S.Nos.2899 and 906 of 1999 dated 11.08.2003. No order as to costs. V.ESWARAIAH,J NOUSHAD ALI,J Date:27.10.2010 usd